New Madison County Sheriff Michael Moore requested an interview recently to go over finances and his first three months on the job as the county’s top law officer.
Moore and his chief deputy Jeffrey Vaughn outlined the finances for sheriff’s office and jail over the first quarter of 2017 and said they aim to provide regular updates to the public on where finances stand.
Right now, the sheriff’s office is 1.5 percent over budget. The total expenses for the jail and sheriff’s office for January through March was $785,735. The total budget for 2017 is $3,104,932.
“I wished I could say that the sheriff’s office will be under budget and operate within the allotted funds,” said Moore. “I can honestly say that the cost of operations will exceed what the commissioners set for the 2017 budget. Currently, we are managing within a 1.5 percent increase to the allotted budget.”
Moore said he will “strive to keep a cost-effective basis for operations.”
“Please be aware I took office and accepted the budget that was given from the financial committee and have committed to remain open to all expenditures. There was no way of knowing the true cost of operations without giving it time so we can have our hands on all expenses.”
Moore said the call volume for the sheriff’s office is high.
“In three months, I have already seen the call volume our deputies answer has far surpassed what I could have imagined,” said Moore. “The increase in calls from 2014 to 2017 is startling.”
Madison County 911 Center provided the statistics for calls for service from the dates of Jan. 1 through March 31. The department responded to 5,714 calls in three months. There were 564 arrests. Of those arrests, 85 were related to drugs, 53 were DUIs, and 177 were for probation violations. There were many other arrests for burglaries, thefts and multiple traffic offenses. The jail has 96 beds and typically has a population of 110-to-120 inmates per day. There are 16 beds for females and there are typically 20-to-30 female inmates at a time. Moore and Vaughn both say the number of female inmates seems to be on the rise due to meth. There was a total of 532 written incident reports and a total of 203 accidents to which deputies responded.
Sheriff offers breakdown on first three months on the job
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#1
Virginia Moss
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05/04/17 at 06:55 AM
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Well, this is a breath of fresh air!
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Mike Rock
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05/10/17 at 07:07 PM
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Sounds like the right plan to me.
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Mike Rock
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05/11/17 at 05:22 PM
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Sounds like a good plan to me.
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Mike Rock
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05/12/17 at 04:39 PM
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Sounds like a good plan.
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Mike Rock
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05/14/17 at 01:38 PM
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Sounds like a very good plan and the right plan to me.
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BH
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05/15/17 at 11:22 AM
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Does this sound like a good to you, Mike?