(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners adopted a resolution during their Tuesday meeting authorizing Sheriff Rick Hardesty and County Clerk Mary Eickhoff to execute documents for financial assistance from the USDA for the Sheriff's Department in an amount of $197,602.

Sheriff Hardesty made a request for approval to hire an additional employee to serve as a transport officer.  Commissioners conducted the quarterly jail inspection and found the facility to be in good order. 

The Board also heard a presentation on updating light fixtures and bulbs in the courthouse to LED  lighting.