THE EDMONSON VOICE
  • Home
  • News
  • Community
    • VOICE Calendar >
      • About VOICE Calendar
    • County Schools Calendar
  • Obits
  • Sports
    • WildcatsLive/Schedules
    • Recorded Game Videos
  • Weather
  • Features
    • Opinion
    • Ask Mongoose
    • Legal/Professional Policy
    • Our Staff
    • Contest Rules
    • Our Sponsors
  • FAQs
Picture
Picture

Edmonson County's Number One Source for Local News

Fiscal Court Recap: County Approves Raise For Road Employees, Law To Obtain Multi-County Jurisdiction, More

10/11/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Darren Doyle, story and photo
Edmonson County Fiscal Court met today, October 11, 2016 in the upstairs courtroom of the county courthouse. As we reported earlier, the court approved a local company to build a new website for the county to serve as a hub of all local government and organization information.

​In other fiscal court news, the court approved a minimum of $1 per hour pay raise for all county road employees. Starting pay will be increased from $9/hr with CDL requirements, to $10.50/hr without CDL. However, a new hire without a CDL must obtain it within six months. New hires that already have a  CDL will begin pay at $11.50 per hour.

Judge Executive Wil Cannon said the road department has had much difficulty with hiring new employees because of the low wage offered with a CDL requirement. He said the pay increase was needed in order to keep from being shorthanded on employees right now.


The court also heard from Sheriff Shane Doyle, who updated the court on the previous drug bust on 31W a couple weeks ago. He also reported that he had two deputies that were undergoing training this week and that his office had found a police cruiser for sale in surplus from Frankfort. His office is purchasing the car with 78K miles for only $1900. It will still need to be outfitted for law enforcement use.

Picture
Picture
Judge Executive Wil Cannon looks over the fiscal court agenda on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.
Todd Vincent, deputy jailer, reported that the county was currently responsible for 14 inmates, two of which were on home incarceration. He also said one of their cars that had previously been repaired at Greenwood Ford had been returned to the dealership for the same existing issue.

The court also approved a signed resolution agreement for a state run program called BACKUPPS, which gives county sheriff's offices statewide jurisdiction from county to county. "We need to be able to go to other counties and have law enforcement powers," he said. "Let's say we have a deputy that goes to interview a subject in Warren County that has to do with a case here. Without jurisdiction, our deputy could see drugs in plain site but won't have the law enforcement power to make an arrest. They'd have to contact the local agency and have them do it, which by the time they got there, it would be too late."  

He said there would be stipulations on the statewide jurisdiction. "We'll be required to contact the other county agency and inform them of our intentions," he said. "We can't just slip into another county and be law enforcement there without letting the proper authorities know. We don't want other agencies doing that here, either."

Chamber and Tourism Director Rhonda Clemmons announced that Tourism will meet on October 20th, 4:30pm. She also said the annual chamber dinner has been set for November 17, 2016 at 6pm at Mammoth Cave Hotel. She also said the recent Chamber Golf Scramble was a huge success and everyone had a great time.

Finally, Clerk Kevin Alexander reported that the voting machines are set, and today is last day to register to vote in Kentucky for the upcoming election. ​The next fiscal court meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2016 at 9am.
Picture
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    COMMENTING/LEGAL
    Deadline INFO
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

COPYRIGHT 2014-2025.
HOME
NEWS 
COMMUNITY


OBITS
FEATURES
WEATHER
​​
WILDCATS LIVE
​
SPORTS
CONTACT
Copyright 2014-2025 The Edmonson Voice.
​The Edmonson Voice logos are registered trademarks.
Call or text: 270-597-6550 ​[email protected]
PO BOX 94
BROWNSVILLE, KY 42210
CLICK HERE FOR DEADLINE INFO

  • Home
  • News
  • Community
    • VOICE Calendar >
      • About VOICE Calendar
    • County Schools Calendar
  • Obits
  • Sports
    • WildcatsLive/Schedules
    • Recorded Game Videos
  • Weather
  • Features
    • Opinion
    • Ask Mongoose
    • Legal/Professional Policy
    • Our Staff
    • Contest Rules
    • Our Sponsors
  • FAQs