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Commissioners reject $100,000 Opioid Settlement equipment purchase motion
Summary
A motion to spend up to $100,000 of Opioid Settlement funds to buy drug-detection equipment at the Somerset County Jail (Resolution 26-31) failed 4-0 after Sheriff Lancaster advised delaying for more information.
Unfinished business included Resolution 26-31, which would have authorized spending up to $100,000 from Opioid Settlement Funds to purchase drug detection equipment for the Somerset County Jail. Sheriff Lancaster recommended the board vote the motion down and gather more information; following discussion the motion failed 4-0.
The minutes record the defeat of the motion without amendment or recorded alternative direction. The matter may return to a future meeting if staff supply the additional information the sheriff and commissioners requested.
