The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department will find out some suggestions today on how to get the jail certified by the state. Earlier this year the jail, largely due to the fact of overcrowding, was not certified during an inspection. . Sheriff Darrell Young extended a personal invitation to the Cannon County Budget Committee and any County Commissioner as the Budget Committee reviewed the Sheriff’s Department’s Budget. The Sheriff’s Department requested a budget of 1 million 716 thousand 657 dollars to fund the department for the next fiscal year. The biggest need for the sheriff’s department is of a new patrol car. Most of the patrol cars now have 90,000 to 200,000 miles on them. The Budget Committee also reviewed the County Fire Department’s requests. The Fire Department’s requested a budget of $119,134 for their operations. which is an increase of over $50,000 from last fiscal year. Communications equipment, fire uniforms and contracts with other agencies are the biggest needs the fire department have outside the need for fire trucks for a couple of county fire departments. The Budget Committee will discuss the Election Commission and Rescue Squad’s wish lists this coming Thursday.
