Commissioners authorize destruction of nonfunctioning license-plate‑reader unit

The court approved a request from the sheriff's office to destroy an old Leonardo license‑plate‑reader (LPR) system that county staff described as nonfunctional, task‑specific, and unable to be repurposed or sold because it retains license‑plate data.

Mark, presenting for the sheriff's office, said the LPR equipment is "nonfunctioning, cannot be repurposed, cannot be sold because it holds, license plate data. So we're asking the ability to destroy it or permission to destroy it." After brief discussion, commissioners approved a motion authorizing the destruction of the unit; the vote carried 5‑0.

County staff discussed salvage and the sensitivity of the stored data as the reason the equipment could not be redistributed. Commissioners directed staff to attempt reuse or transfer if feasible; otherwise the equipment will be destroyed as authorized.