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Sheriff’s office seeks $173,000 from opioid settlements to buy body scanner for jail
Summary
Major Taylor requested the board authorize using $173,000 in opioid-settlement funds to buy a body-scanning system for booking at the Troup County Jail, freeing $1.75 million budgeted for remodeling to use on other repairs; installation and training estimated at 4–6 months.
Major Taylor told the board he is requesting $173,000 from opioid-settlement funds to purchase a body-scanning system for use at booking at the Troup County Jail, rather than tapping $1.75 million already budgeted for jail remodeling. Taylor said the scanner model family considered (identified in the presentation as the Tech 84 and ClearPass line) detects very small contraband items such as strips of paper soaked in synthetic cannabinoids and that the purchase includes installation and maintenance funding.
"We're requesting that we use the $173,000 from the opioid settlement funds instead of the 1,750,000 that the board had previously given us for remodeling and maintenance of the jail," Major Taylor said. He estimated installation and training would take approximately four to six months and cautioned the county would need to budget ongoing maintenance. Deputy Shirey has been working on the project; Taylor said he visited a facility in Coleman, Alabama, that operates similar systems. The item was set for formal consideration at the evening meeting; no purchase authorization was recorded at the work session.
