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Sheriff reports SB22 grant paid stipends and equipment purchases; plans for next grant include additional vehicles
Summary
Sheriff Brent Clapp told the commissioners the SB22 grant funded stipends for jailers and deputies, vehicle and equipment purchases including LifeVacs and duty pistols, and that next year's grant would likely fund additional vehicles and continued stipends.
Sheriff Brent Clapp updated the court on expenditures from the SB22 grant, saying the funds were used for personnel stipends and equipment purchases.
Clapp reported that each jailer and deputy received a $3,000 stipend (the transcript text shows a typographical entry of "$3,00.00"). He said the department purchased two new vehicles outfitted with required equipment, LifeVacs for deputies' vehicles and the jail, and duty pistols for deputies; after purchases the sheriff reported a small balance would be returned to the state. Clapp told the court he plans to continue the stipend program next year and hopes to purchase up to three vehicles with future grant funds, depending on pricing.
The minutes do not record debate about procurement specifics or vendor contracts; deputies' equipment purchases were presented as operational details in the sheriff's report.
