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Cass County affirms commitment for Blue Shield violent‑crime grant application
Summary
The commission passed Resolution 26-41 to affirm the county's commitment to the state's Blue Shield program, a grant-related requirement that the sheriff's office said will allow the county to apply for funding aimed at reducing violent crime.
The Cass County Commission voted to approve Resolution 26-41, a statement affirming the county’s commitment to public safety and to participating in the state's Blue Shield program. A sheriff's office representative said the resolution is a requirement of the grant and makes the county and sheriff's office eligible to apply.
"This is just a resolution that's a requirement of the grant, that the county passed that makes the sheriff's office and the county eligible for the Blue Shield grant that we'll apply for later," the sheriff's office representative said. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved by a recorded vote of 3–0.
No budget numbers or specific programmatic details were presented at the meeting; staff indicated this action is a precondition to submitting a future grant application.
