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Commissioners approve one-year purchase of anonymous-tip app for sheriff
Summary
The board voted to allow the sheriff to buy a one-year subscription to a mobile app that lets the public communicate anonymously with the Sheriff's Office and approved using opioid funds to pay for it.
Sheriff Gough asked the board for permission to invest in a mobile app that allows the community to communicate with the Sheriff's Office anonymously, calling it "a great means of sharing information back and forth with the public." Prosecuting Attorney Misseldine reviewed the proposal and "doesn't see any problem moving forward with it." Commissioners voted to approve a one-year term and authorized use of opioid funds.
Commissioner Vern Eames moved to invest in the Gooding County Sheriff's App for a one-year term; Commissioner Ron Buhler seconded and the motion carried. The board did not specify the vendor name, subscription cost, or the county's plan for long-term funding beyond the one-year term approved at the meeting. The sheriff said opioid funds can be used to pay for the app.
