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Ford County board OKs law-enforcement contracts with Piper City and Sibley; appoints sheriff commission member

Ford County Board · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Resolutions adopting law enforcement service contracts with the villages of Piper City and Sibley passed by voice vote. The board also appointed R. Buckner to the Sheriff's Merit Commission and adopted an EMA donation policy.

The Ford County Board approved several public-safety and emergency management items in new business on Jan. 12. Mr. Nuss moved to adopt Resolution 26‑15, the Law Enforcement Services Contract with the Village of Piper City; Mrs. Mussman seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. The board took a separate, similar voice-vote to approve Resolution 26‑16 for the Village of Sibley.

The board also adopted Resolution 26‑17 appointing R. Buckner to the Sheriff's Merit Commission and approved Resolution 26‑18 adopting the Ford County EMA Donation Policy. "Mr. Nuss made a motion to adopt Resolution 26 - 15 (Law Enforcement Services Contracts with Village of Piper City). Mrs. Mussman seconded it. Voice Vote - Carried," the minutes state.

Those motions were recorded as carried by voice vote in the official minutes. The minutes do not record contract terms or dollar amounts for the law-enforcement service agreements; the resolutions establish authorization for the county to provide law enforcement services to the named villages under terms recorded in the separate contract documents.