# Marathon County Public Safety Committee Meeting - 10/6/26

The Marathon County Public Safety Committee met on October 6, 2026. Members received an update on negotiations for the county’s law-enforcement services contract with the Village of Rib Mountain. The draft would add a fourth deputy in April 2027 and allow a fifth deputy to be considered after a data review; it does not mandate the fifth deputy or additional positions. The county administrator said the draft’s full contract value was about $593,000, although the amount is garbled in the transcript. Any agreement must be approved by both the Village Board and County Board. Negotiations on operational details and language continue, and the item is expected to return for consideration; no contract vote or spending action was taken at this meeting.

The committee also reviewed proposed 2027 budget highlights, including additional sheriff’s-office rolling-stock funding to address squad vehicles not purchased in 2026. The administrator said Flock cameras are currently funded through outside grants and offered to provide their cost; members requested future discussion of the cameras, related contracts, and sheriff’s-office drone use and costs. A member asked whether opioid-settlement funds could support sheriff’s-office services or equipment; the administrator said this could be explored, but no such spending is included in the proposed 2027 budget. The committee also discussed a public survey for the county strategic plan. No other procurement award or purchasing approval was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Sources
- [Marathon County Public Safety Committee Meeting - 10/6/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-273tDD5Hs) - Marathon County Board Meetings