The Collin County Sheriff's Office plans to spend $71,000 from its forfeiture funds on leased vehicles for its special operations team, translation software for its Child Exploitation Unit, and fuel and maintenance for two lake patrol jet skis and three other vehicles. The four budget amendments are on the consent agenda for the Commissioners Court's 1:30 p.m. meeting Monday, Oct. 12, in McKinney.
The money sits in three separate accounts, one state and two federal, according to the auditor's notes on each request. All four were submitted for Sheriff Jim Skinner.
What the money would cover
- Lease vehicles and software, $50,000: $45,000 for Special Operations lease vehicles and $5,000 for Nighthawk Smart Translator software for the Child Exploitation Unit, from the federal Treasury forfeiture fund.
- Two vehicles, $13,000: $8,000 for fuel and $5,000 for maintenance on two forfeiture vehicles, from the same federal fund.
- Interdiction vehicle, $5,000: $2,000 for fuel and $3,000 for maintenance on an interdiction unit, from the state forfeiture fund.
- Jet skis, $3,000: $1,000 for fuel and $2,000 for maintenance on two jet skis the memo identifies as lake patrol units, from a second federal forfeiture fund.
The auditor's notes put the balance of the federal Treasury fund at about $417,000 at the end of September. If both requests from it are approved, about $354,000 would remain. The state fund held about $154,000 and the second federal fund about $133,000.
A retiring chief deputy's sidearm
The same consent agenda asks commissioners to let Chief Deputy Matt Langan buy his county-issued Glock 17 for its $442.50 replacement cost. The memo says Langan retired from the county Oct. 1 and cites a section of the state Government Code that allows an honorably retired peace officer to buy a service weapon.
Monitoring and testing contracts
Purchasing is also seeking approval to advertise for GPS offender monitoring services, with budgeted money from the general fund. And commissioners will be notified of an award for specimen collection and drug testing services for the county's Community Supervision and Corrections Department, the adult probation agency. That contract is funded by the state, with no county money required, according to the agenda memo.
The meeting is on the fourth floor of the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road.
