Last month, DeWitt County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Will Paveleck requested a few necessary accessories for the recently approved truck. A planned absence caused that discussion to be tabled until now. 

At Thursday Night's DeWitt County Public Safety Committee Meeting, Paveleck welcomed questions from committee members about the proposed items and their costs. The first of which was a mounted mobile radio that would be a replacement for the current unsupported model, which the Sheriff's office is also doing. 

Second on the agenda was the purchase of emergency red-and-blue lights that would go on the interior of the vehicle. Paveleck emphasized that these would not be used while on the way to or from an emergency, but rather while parked on the road to be visible to passing vehicles. 

Annually, the City of Clinton and the County agree to a Memorandum of Understanding that provides the City with EMA Services in exchange for $15,000. Paveleck feels that this amount is insufficient. Conversations with City Administrator Tony Harris revealed that those increases would have to come next year. 

Both purchases for the new EMA vehicle were approved by the Committee. The renewal of the MOU with the City of Clinton was also passed unanimously and will be voted on by the full board next week. 

DeWitt County's Animal Control has received an influx of non-monetary donations recently, so much so that they are looking to redistribute some of it to the community. We'll have more on that in the days ahead from the Hart Media Group.