Commissioners recind agreement with SJHS to sell Stash Uncovered cargo trailer for $1

This week, the Marshall County Commissioners rescinded the agreement they signed with Saint Joseph Health Systems to sell a cargo trailer converted into an education trailer for $1. 

This summer, Annette Haining from Breath Easy Marshall County asked the commissioners for approval to take the “Stash Uncovered” education cargo trailer to a nearby county for a Health Fair. The education trailer was created by Haining and Sandy Dunfee, the former director of the Health Department, to educate adults on how and where kids stash drugs, alcohol, and paraphernalia in their bedrooms.

The commissioners denied her request, saying that taking the trailer out of the county would not be covered by insurance since it wasn’t a Marshall County event.  They suspected there were some mechanical issues with the trailer. At that point, they suggested selling the trailer to Breath Easy Marshall County for a dollar.

Commissioner Stan Klotz spent some time investigating who owned the trailer, how it was purchased, and if the Health Department had any interest in keeping it.   Following his research, the county attorney created an agreement between Marshall County and St. Joseph Health Systems to sell them the trailer for $1.

At Monday’s commissioner meeting, Klotz said Dr. Holm, the Marshall County Health Officer, contacted him.  He told him he had purchased the trailer with grant funds, and he wanted to keep it for the County Health Department.

The County Commissioners agreed to rescind the contract with Saint Joseph Health Systems for the purchase of the trailer and allow the County Health Department to retain the cargo trailer.