The Cannon County Budget Committee will meet again tonight to review wish lists of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department and the Cannon County Volunteer Fire Departments as they work toward putting together a budget to recommend to the Cannon County Commissioners in July. The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department worked the 2011-2012 fiscal year on a $886,752.00 budget. They are asking to increase that budget to $919,271.00. In addition to the request for increase of salary for staff, the department is also asking for increase in the gas line item, and a small increase in maintenance and repair services of vehicles. There are no significant increase requests for the jail department. The Cannon County Volunteer Fire Department have asked for almost double of a budget request than the actual money they received from the county last fiscal year. Request of increases in line items of consultants communications and maintenance and repair of vehicles brought the request total to $118,270. The Volunteer Fire Departments were alloted $59895 in the 2011-2012 fiscal year
The meeting tonight will be at 6:00 at the Cannon County Courthouse
The Cannon County Audit Committee will meet in regular session tonight beginning at 5:00 in the Courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse.
