Culbertson council reviews three-town law-enforcement agreement; signing planned Jan. 13

The Culbertson Town Council reviewed a proposed agreement for shared law-enforcement services covering Culbertson, Froid and Bainville and agreed to finalize the draft for signature at a meeting in Froid on Jan. 13. Sheriff Grainger presented "An Agreement For General Law Enforcement Services For The Towns Of Culbertson, Froid and Bainville," and council members, along with Bainville Mayor Vernon Warren and Councilman Tom Ludwick, examined the document and requested a few changes.

Why it matters: The agreement sets the terms for how the sheriff’s office will provide services to three towns and affects insurance and budgetary responsibilities borne by the county and the towns. Council discussion led to a specific change removing comprehensive and collision insurance on a county vehicle, and a revised footnote (#4) projects that Culbertson will experience an approximate $14,400 decrease next year.

Details: The council asked Sheriff Grainger to make the requested corrections to the draft and to have the agreement ready for the mayors to sign. The minutes record that Jim Baldwin and Vernon Warren will attend the regular council meeting in Froid on Monday, Jan. 13, to sign the agreement once the sheriff submits the corrected version. The minutes do not record a roll-call vote tied to the review or the specific mover/second for any motion to approve the changes; the action is recorded as a council review and authorization to proceed to signature after corrections.

What comes next: Sheriff Grainger is to submit the corrected agreement; the mayors of Culbertson, Froid and Bainville are expected to sign the document at the Jan. 13 meeting in Froid. The town record does not specify final insurance arrangements beyond the noted removal of comprehensive and collision coverage for the county vehicle nor does it record the final signature in these minutes.