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Commissioners weigh using SRS Title 3 funds to replace expired rifle plates for sheriff's deputies
Summary
Sheriff's Office representatives told commissioners that many rifle plates in use are past their 10‑year certification and pose safety and liability concerns; staff proposed using SRS Title 3 funds to buy state‑bid Angel Armor plates and carriers, with a 45‑day public notice required before purchases.
Sheriff's Office personnel urged Mineral County commissioners to use SRS Title 3 funds to replace rifle plates and carriers that staff said are past their rated service life and could fail in a rifle threat. An unnamed law‑enforcement presenter described plates in use that are older than the 10‑year certification window — including one the presenter said expired in 1993 and another in 2020 — and asked the board to approve procurement using Title 3 funds.
"This is not a hypothetical concern. It is a known risk," Detective Thomas Parker told the board after introducing…
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