Terry Frank
Information from WYSH Radio
After a lengthy meeting Thursday evening, the Anderson County Budget Committee recommended approval of a budget proposal that leaves property tax rates at their current levels.
The budget proposal will be the subject of a public hearing on May 30 and will be deliberated in June by the full County Commission. It will be up to commissioners to decide what to do about funding the Anderson County Sheriff Department’s request for hiring 34 new jailers at the soon-to-be-expanded Anderson County Jail and funding requests for new vehicles and equipment.
A state jail consultant recommended 41 jailers for optimal staffing of the 212-bed expansion, and the ACSD requested 34. The budget proposal adopted by the budget committee Thursday recommends funding for 15 new jailers, less than half the department’s request.
The budget committee also voted last night not to cut the budget of Anderson County Law Director Jay Yeager’s office by some $52,000 as had been recommended by Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank.
Information in this story brought to you through an agreement between Oak Ridge Today and WYSH. See more local news headlines on the WYSH website at http://www.wyshradio.com/local_news.html.
Leave a Reply