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Thu11Dec

Board of Supervisors voted

ApprovedOperation Ceasefire Grant Award Request - Sheriff's Department$1,635.00

Motion to accept the awarded funds from the Operation Ceasefire grant in the amount of $1,635.00.

Moved by Brann, seconded by Long

Minutes, Dec 11, p. 7Open it in the meeting →

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Detective Sergeant Caleb Smith of the Sheriff's Department asked the Board of Supervisors about two Operation Ceasefire grants.1 On October 9, 2025, the Board voted 5-0 to authorize applying for a $62,779 grant and a $1,635 grant, with no County match.2 The larger grant was to buy a Forenscope SuperSpectral and a Polycam iPad application, and the smaller one helmets and a training course.1 The Board then voted 6-0 to accept the awarded funds of $1,635.00.3

Summarized from the county’s records, October 13.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “Detective Sergeant Caleb Smith presented two grant opportunities” … “a Forenscope SuperSpectral to use at crime scenes to identify, view, and document forensic evidence and a Polycam iPad application” … “Both the helmets and the training would be funded through the 2026 Operation Ceasefire grant in the amount of $1,635.”Operation Ceasefire Grant Request - Sheriff's Department · full text
  2. “Motion to authorize the Sheriff's Department to submit an application for the 2026 Operation Ceasefire Forensic and Analytical Technology grant in the amount of $62,779 and the 2026 Operation Ceasefire grant in the amount of $1,635. Neither of these grants require a County match. Vote 5-0”Oct 9, 2025 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 5-0
  3. “Motion to accept the awarded funds from the Operation Ceasefire grant in the amount of $1,635.00. Vote 6-0”Dec 11, 2025 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 6-0

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Before that

  1. Thu9Oct

    Board of Supervisors · a vote

    AuthorizedOperation Ceasefire Grant Request - Sheriff's Department$62,779.00

    Motion to authorize the Sheriff's Department to submit an application for the 2026 Operation Ceasefire Forensic and Analytical Technology grant in the amount of $62,779 and the 2026… Show all

    Moved by Brann, seconded by Fisher

    Minutes, Oct 9, p. 4Open it in the meeting →

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The law: Va. Code § 2.2-3707 (Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes). This describes the general process, not this decision.