Commissioners are divided over the sheriff’s spending requests

Portage County commissioners assessed new requests for funding from the sheriff’s office. Ed Basta/The Portager

Commissioners are divided over the sheriff’s spending requests

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Portage County commissioners voted last week to lease 15 vehicles for use by the sheriff’s office. This week, that $185,940 bill increased by about $4,000 in order to outfit two of the vehicles for K-9 officers.

Money for the vehicles will be drawn from the county’s general fund, which has “adequate resources” to handle the nearly $190,000 expense, acting Finance Director David Lair said.

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