Washington County Public Safety Committee to consider morgue contract, $52,092 in discovery grant spending and sheriff grant recognition

Chair Evera Sue Clary has scheduled the Washington County Public Safety Committee to meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Room B214 of the County Municipal Center in Fort Edward. The meeting memo, issued by Clerk of the Board Debra R. Prehoda, lists three departmental items the committee will consider: a morgue contract under Coroners, recommended expenditures from a Discovery Reform Grant under the District Attorney, and two items from the Sheriff’s Office.

The Coroners item requests approval of a morgue contract with "Albany Med" and asks for a waiver and authorization for the chair to sign the agreement. The memo does not provide contract dollar amounts or other terms; those details are listed on the meeting agenda for committee consideration.

Under the District Attorney section, the memo proposes $52,092 in Discovery Reform Grant expenditures and provides a line-item breakdown: $15,892 to Axon; $10,000 to Alternative Sentencing; $25,000 to the Sheriff; and $1,200 to the Traffic Ticket Program. The memo lists these allocations as items the committee will review and does not state whether the funds have already been expended or require retroactive approval.

The Sheriff’s Office is listed as asking the committee to recognize a 2026 patrol grant award of $37,000 and to consider entering Special Patrol Officer (SPO) contracts. The memo does not include further contract language, the terms of the SPO agreements, or names of contract partners.

The memo was dated May 20, 2026, and notes the public may view the meeting via the county’s YouTube channel. The document lists committee members (Clary, O’Brien, Rozell, Baker, Hahn, Herrick) and provides a broader roster of the Board of Supervisors and the Clerk of the Board, Debra R. Prehoda. No votes or motions are recorded in the memo; the listed items are agenda requests the committee is scheduled to consider.