Supervisors approve SO computers

In-car computers for Sheriff’s deputies were approved last week by the Board of Supervisors at a cost of $112,628. 

Additionally, they greenlit the purchase of related hardware and accessories amounting to $35,047.60 for modems, antennas, and warranty expenses totaling $11,810.50, along with C Spire internet service at $33.99 a month per deputy. 

The enhancements to the Sheriff’s Department and its 20-vehicle fleet will be funded through $200,000 in state funding which Sheriff Eric Clark procured in July of last year.

“I have worked so hard on that,” Clark said. “I hope that really quickly we are able to prove that they are a benefit to the Sheriff’s Office and to the county, and I hope we are able to give a better service and justify why we worked so hard getting those.”

Clark remains unwavering in his pursuit of getting a mobile app approved. 

The cellphone app he’s proposed aims to enhance public access by allowing users to submit tips, view current inmate information, and receive timely alerts from the Sheriff’s Department, ensuring a more efficient communication channel, Clark said.

“Hopefully there will be a life saved down the road from all of this,” Clark said.

In other action, supervisors voted to:

• Approve second-quarter budget allocations for the Sheriff’s Department in the amount of $451,581 and for the Jail in the amount of $536,802;

• Approve a wage garnishment order for Dyron Talbert through the Department of Treasury;

• Accept resignations of correctional officers Tykeria Harris and Raymond Rodgers from the County Jail effective Dec. 19;

• Approve request to move Chancery Clerk employees to county payroll and provide Health Benefits with the Chancery Clerk to reimburse the county monthly;

• Approve certification and designation of FMLA Leave for Deputy Clerk Tammy Clemons and employed Christy Bennett effective Jan. 2;

• Approve order appointing BreAnna Tullos as Court Administrator for Circuit Court Judge Caleb May and setting salary at $67,540 plus benefits effective Dec. 1;

• Approve 2024 mileage reimbursement rate at $0.67 per mile effective Jan. 1;

• Approve Robert E. Lee / Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday set for Monday, Jan. 15;

• Approve Soil and Water Conservation District Request for the amount of $2,000 for the Beaver Program.

• Approve a bid for the county depository with The Citizen’s Bank for a four-year term and another bid with Scotty’s Recycling for metal recycling services through the County Unit Building at $0.02 less per ton than the scale price.