Each the Geary County Sheriff’s Department and Junction City Police Department apply for a Byrne Grant to receive funds to purchase new equipment.

This year’s public hearing will be held next Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the County Office Building.

Ben Bennett, County Commission Chairman explained that from what he understood this year the Sheriff’s Office and JCPD are looking to purchase a throw phone.

“That’s a phone that’s set up for hostage situations, or baricade situations where you have a method of throwing this bag in there that’s got a phone in there and some other items that’s supposed to help with the communication,” said Bennett.

Last year both the GCSO and JCPD used the grant money to go towards the operation and maintenance of their new Mobile Command Unit.