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Commissioners approve K9 purchase and send deputy to handler school using forfeiture funds
Summary
Roosevelt County approved sending Deputy Russ Corbell to canine handler school and purchasing a K9 for $19,860 from drug forfeiture funds; the motion passed unanimously at the March 10 meeting.
The Roosevelt County Board of Commissioners on March 10 approved the Sheriff’s Office request to send Deputy Russ Corbell to K9 handler school and to purchase a canine using drug forfeiture funds in the amount of $19,860.00. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers made the motion and Commissioner Doug Marottek seconded; the motion passed according to the minutes.
The use of forfeiture funds was specified in the motion. The minutes do not record a discussion about program costs beyond the $19,860 figure or an operational timeline for placing the K9 in service. No public comment on the item was recorded.
