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Washington County committee approves municipal radio grants for Jackson Police and Richfield Fire
Summary
The committee approved two municipal public-safety radio grant requests to replace aging radios and outfit new staffing in the Village of Jackson Police Department and the Village of Richfield Fire Department; both motions passed by voice vote with "Aye" recorded and "Motion carried."
The Washington County committee approved two municipal public-safety radio grant requests on July 15 to replenish funds for radios exhausted last year and to equip departments for new staffing.
A staff member said the Jackson Police Department has requested grant funds pursuant to Resolution 66 of 2022 to replace old radios and outfit new staffing. "This is to provide them with the radio grant funding," the staff member said. Supervisor Pridemore moved to approve the request; Supervisor Bossard seconded. The committee recorded "Aye" and the chair said, "Motion carried." No roll-call vote or tally of individual votes was recorded in the transcript.
A similar request from the Village of Richfield Fire Department was presented, with the staff member noting the fund had been exhausted and the program is now funded through the county's anti-crime plan. Supervisor Primer moved to approve; Supervisor Bossert seconded. The committee again recorded "Aye" and the chair declared the motion carried.
The motions reference the county radio grant program established in 2022 (Resolution 66) and are described in committee as routine allocations to replace aging equipment and support onboarding of additional personnel. The transcript does not specify dollar amounts for either award or the number of radios to be purchased. The committee set its next special meeting for July 29 at 4 p.m.
