Vote To Keep Your Tax Dollars At Home By Staff | Feb 25, 2021 Dear Citizens of Palo Alto County, As many of you know, a special vote will take place on March 2nd, 2021 regarding the Palo Alto County Public Safety Center. This vote will determine how various aspects of law enforcement will be handled in the future and how they may affect you, the public. With that being said, one important reason for voting YES would be to ensure that a Deputy is available to respond to the needs of the citizens of our county. There is a very real possibility that if this vote does not pass that our current county jail will be closed down due to not being able to pass the state standards. If this happens, all inmates would be housed in another county. This will result in our offices doing numerous transports back and forth from our county to where the inmate is housed. If our deputies are busy transporting inmates for medical appointments, court hearings and other various appointments, the availability of a deputy being free to respond ASAP to your 911 call is drastically reduced. The transport of female inmates may also require the utilization of a female matron for assistance.