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Sheriff says auditor flagged dashcams as ineligible use of Opioid Abatement Funds; BOCC takes no action
Summary
Sheriff Steve Kelley told the board he was informed by an auditor that purchasing patrol dashcam video equipment is not an acceptable use of Opioid Abatement Funds; the BOCC recorded no action on the proposal at the Jan. 12 meeting.
Sheriff Steve Kelley informed the Kay County commissioners that, based on email correspondence with an auditor, using Opioid Abatement Funds to purchase patrol unit dashcam video equipment would not be an acceptable use of those funds. The board did not take action on the proposed purchase during the Jan. 12 meeting.
The minutes record the sheriff as the source of the auditor guidance and the BOCC left the item without authorizing expenditure from the Opioid Abatement Fund. No alternative funding source or next steps were recorded in the minutes.
