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Richardson County Board meets

By John Nixon

03/11/2025

(KLZA)--Richardson County Commissioners met with Richardson County Sheriff's Department Dispatch Supervisor Ashley Fisher last week. She reported on salary increases given to three Dispatchers.

She also presented information on a records management program called E Force for the Law Enforcement Center which would replace the current system, Justice Data Solutions.

The cost of the program is $72,303 with half of the payment due for the first year of service and 50% due during the second year of service.

There is also an annual license and support fee of $6,000 for the next five years and the possibility exists for a 3% increase on the cost in the subsequent years.

Third District Commissioner Rick Karas mad a motion to approve the purchase and to fund the first year of the purchase cost from the Inheritance Tax Fund and the second year and annual fees to be included within the Communications Dispatch budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The motion was approved unanimously.

Commissioners also approved the appointment of Brian Poppe and Diana Orton to 4-year terms on the county Visitor's Committee. Their terms will run until December 31, 2028. They will represent the hotel industry within Richardson County.

The Board also met with the elected county officials who work in the courthouse to discuss the re-dedication ceremony of the Richardson County Courthouse which will be 100 years old on April 24 of this year. The event is being planned for April 23.

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