9/4/13 - The Livingston County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night and approved a number of items related to public safety. The Countyâs Traffic Safety Bureau will be getting a new piece of equipment called the Leica TS12 total station, which is a piece of highly sophisticated equipment that can electronically measure and record serious injury and fatal traffic crashes along with crime scenes. Commissioner Dave Domas says it provides a more accurate report of crash and crime scene events and allows information to be stored digitally for almost an unlimited period of time. Its sole proprietor is located in Tyrone Township and it will be purchased for $22,905, which was already budgeted for. The one currently owned by the Sheriffâs Department is almost twelve years old and requires two person operations so the new equipment will allow for a more thorough evidence collection and investigation in less time and help to reduce overtime costs but also limit road closure times at crash scenes. Another item was a grant that Domas says is applied for annually and a major funding source for the Sheriffâs Department that allows deputies to patrol secondary roads but also conduct accident prevention programs in certain areas where infractions typically take place. Meanwhile, the Countyâs Local Planning Team reviewed submitted project funding requests and authorized submission of several applications against the countyâs local Homeland Security Grant Programs allocation. The purchase of two spotting-scope night vision surveillance systems for the Sheriff Departmentâs Tactical Team were authorized along with air monitoring devices that will allow fire department first responders greater capability to monitor atmospheric hazards. Another purchase was Point Blank Dragon Fire Tactical Body Armor and hard plates for the Brighton-Hamburg Tactical Team, which will provide protection and on-scene security in a number of volatile and dangerous situations. (JM)
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