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Sheriff's Office to join state highway safety program using state funds
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 26-11 to allow the Cass County Sheriff's Office to participate in a Missouri Highway Safety Patrol program; the county will use state funds rather than county funds to support traffic enforcement enhancements.
The commission approved Resolution 26-11 to allow the Cass County Sheriff's Office to participate in a Missouri Highway Safety Patrol highway safety program. The chair and staff clarified the county's understanding that the program will use state funding and not county general funds to bolster traffic enforcement. The motion was moved, seconded and passed with two votes for, zero against.
During discussion the chair said the county typically uses this program annually and reiterated that state funds would be used, not county funds. No detailed grant award amounts or enforcement plans were presented at the meeting; staff indicated this is a recurring participation.
