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Sheriff's Office wins multiple grants for training, DNA capacity and equipment as commissioners press for clarity on contract rate increases
Summary
The board approved several Sheriff’s Office grant applications and acceptances— including $678,000 for jail crisis‑response training and $420,000 for DNA lab capacity—while commissioners pressed for a county‑executive‑led meeting to resolve disputes over police contract rate increases charged to local communities and asked for greater drone‑program transparency following public comments.
Oakland County commissioners approved a package of Sheriff’s Office grant applications and acceptances and conducted an extended discussion about policing contract rates and transparency around the sheriff’s drone program.
Deah Pierce, introduced as the sheriff’s fiscal officer, asked the board to approve a three‑year Department of Justice application totaling $678,000 to expand crisis‑response and de‑escalation training to corrections staff and fund a dedicated crisis training coordinator. Pierce said the request would fund training materials, overtime and a full‑time coordinator to raise the percentage of correctional staff trained.
Pierce also described a one‑time Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLS) equipment award (about $43,592) for narcotics task force equipment, a DOJ DNA capacity enhancement and backlog reduction…
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