The Platte County Sheriff’s Office was praised this week by one county commissioner for bringing nearly $400,000 in grant-funded programs to the commission for approval.
“I know that’s not a small task,” said district commissioner Dagmar Wood. “The paperwork on those grants is a lot, to say the least but it works out well for us. We appreciate you trying to abate those expenses.”
Major Erik Holland in turn praised Sergeant Tom Taulbee for his work in seeking out and applying for state and federal grants.
Grants approved at the Monday, Oct. 2 administrative session of the Platte County Commission, held in Platte City at the administration center, included an occupant protection enforcement grant, $11,500; dedicated hazardous moving violation enforcement officers grant, $113,356; impaired driving enforcement officers grant, $116,556; impaired driving enforcement overtime grant, $101,504; and a hazardous moving violation overtime grant, $46,228.
Also at the meeting, with most of the agenda dedicated to items for the sheriff’s office, an annual software subscription and training fee was approved for Seiler Reconstruction Equipment for forensic reconstruction. The $8,960 software allows investigators to reconstruct crashes as part of their inquiry at accident scenes. Based on measurements and other data points, the software puts together a visual depiction of the crash and the moments before it.
Commissioners also renewed the county’s contract with the business running the Textcaster information delivery system for $2,700, allowing the continuation of the text and email notification service.