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Sheriff raises concerns about BluePeak; board moves to switch courthouse phones to Midco and approves deputy trainings
Summary
Union County officials recorded recurring courthouse and sheriff's-office phone outages and plans to switch from BluePeak to Midco. The board approved training for deputies and travel for county staff to professional conferences.
Minutes show commissioners and staff discussed recurring phone outages throughout the courthouse and the sheriff's office. The county planned to switch phone service from BluePeak to Midco to improve reliability. Sheriff Prouty spoke to his concerns about BluePeak and the planned change for the sheriff's office.
The board approved training and travel items: Deputy Mach was approved to attend Basic Tactical Medical Instructor Training (Vermillion, Aug. 13'15) at no cost; Deputy Spindler was approved to attend Glock Armorer training in Sioux Falls on Sept. 5 at a cost of $250. The board also approved travel for Auditor Traci Torrez, Deputy Norton and Chief Deputy Debra Severson to attend the SDACES conference in Chamberlin on Aug. 21'22. Continued conversation about courthouse EIC camera/security upgrades appeared in the minutes but no procurement decision or contract award was recorded at this meeting.
No direct procurement action for phone-service contracts appears in the minutes; the notes record the planned switch and departmental concerns rather than a signed service agreement.
