To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff
Prepared By:
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Jeremy Nesvold, Investigations Captain, Sheriff's Office
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Presenter: Jeremy Nesvold, Investigations Captain, Sheriff's Office
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Subject:
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1:00 PM *Intergovernmental Agreement between El Paso County Sheriff's Office and Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Regarding Incinerator Use and Restrictions
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Purpose and Request:
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The Sheriff's Office is seeking to enter an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for the purpose of using their Incinerator for drug and firearm destruction. The purpose of this IGA is to have a backup plan in place due to incinerator options becoming more difficult to sustain and find throughout the state. The Sheriff's Office requests the Board of County Commissioners to approve the IGA and authorize the Sheriff to sign the IGA.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Deliver mandated and essential services with excellence.
Background and Discussion: The Sheriff's Office needs a backup incendiary plan to dispose of illegal drugs, ammo, and fireworks that our office has in our evidence section. Previously, the Sheriff's Office used a burn pit. Continued licensing of this pit has been challenging and is currently not an option. The Sheriff's Office also has use of the burn facility at the Evraz Steel Mill, but that too has been sometimes off limits depending on their business needs.
El Paso County has recently completed a structure to fulfil their burning obligations. This IGA would allow the Sheriff's Office to continue to destroy former items of evidentiary value with minimal costs incurred to the county. The cost per incendiary cycle is $350.00.
Alternatives: The alternatives for this IGA are limited. Our only current option is to continue to use the Evraz Steel Mill when their incendiary operations are available. This continues to be ...
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