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Bond County approves ARPA funds to replace sheriff department radios in three towns
Summary
The Bond County Board approved using remaining ARPA funds to replace sheriff radios in Mulberry Grove, Greenville and Pocahontas after Chief Deputy Josh Hill requested the allocation; the motion passed 5-0.
Chief Deputy Josh Hill asked the Bond County Board on Aug. 7 to allocate the Sheriff's Department’s remaining ARPA funds to replace radios serving Mulberry Grove, Greenville and Pocahontas. Hill told the board that radios in Sorento and Keyesport had been replaced recently after being struck by lightning.
The board approved the request by roll call vote after a motion from Jacob Rayl and a second from Chris Timmermann; the tally was 5 ayes, 0 nays. The motion was recorded as the formal approval to use the department’s remaining ARPA funds for radio replacement. No dollar amount for the allocation was specified in the meeting record.
The decision follows standard procurement steps for county equipment replacement and authorizes the sheriff’s office to proceed with replacing radios in the named communities. The board did not record further conditions or a timeline for purchase in the public minutes.
