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CARES Act, Sheriff’s vehicles again discussed during Commissioners The Scioto County Commissioners had a lengthy agenda of 25 items during its Thursday morning session. SCIOTO The Scioto County Commissioners addressed 25 items on its Thursday agenda pertaining to such discussions surrounding the Earl Thomas Conley Park pump-track, CARES Act funds, the obsolete Sheriff’s Office vehicles, and more. With encouragement from the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency and the Sheriff’s Office, a proposal from On-Solve for a $10,500 mass notification system was introduced. “This could really become something awesome if the public chooses to utilize it,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis, saying a system of this sort was long overdue in the county. ....
Sheriff vehicle junkyard situation resolved By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com SCIOTO Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners meeting was a brief nine item affair, but not one without significance. In its final legislation item, the commissioners announced that a memorandum of understanding had been reached between Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Juanita Belford, thus resolving a yearlong disagreement. “Item nine has been a longtime coming,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis, going back to at least September 2019. “I really appreciate Mrs. Belford and her family in working with our prosecutors in resolving this.” Through the agreement, the retired Sheriff vehicles that have sat at the junkyard of retired and now deceased special deputy Jess Belford will be removed and taken to a licensed salvage yard. The Belford family will be compensated $2,000 by the commissioners for any needed landscape work or repair once the vehicles are take ....
New vehicles, deputies coming to Sheriff’s Office By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com During Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners session, the Sheriff’s Office announced that it would be adding 11 new vehicles and two part-time township deputies. Ten vehicles are being retired. File Photo. SCIOTO- The Scioto County Commissioners granted multiple requests from the sheriff’s office during its Thursday meeting, moves that will both update and expand its services. Using funds at his discretion, Sheriff David Thoroughman was in attendance to explain the request for 11 new vehicles- 10 from the rotary fund and one through federal forfeiture. The new vehicles would be Dodge Durangos and Chevy Tahoes. ....