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Cape Girardeau County Commission approves sheriff spending limitMonday, December 1, 2008
This year marks the first time commissioners defined long-term spending limits for the department. On average, the sheriff's department has had an annual spending increase of 3.6 percent over the previous year, according to county Treasurer Roger Hudson. The move was made in part to make Proposition 1 funds — money from a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2006 — last longer. Since the beginning of the year, county officials have been looking for ways to maximize the money, which is divided among the sheriff's department, the county's highway department's paving program and various other entities, such as the city of Jackson and the Cape Special Road District. The commissioners reviewed a draft of a memorandum of understanding over Proposition 1 revenue during a budget workshop Wednesday, which included Hudson and the three members of the county auditor's office. Look for more details on this story later today or Tuesday on semissourian.com. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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This is not budget related, but has me concerned about our sherrif dept.
I came up on a person parked on our county road, acting like she was doing something she didn't want me to see. I came back after she left to find a very large roll of new copper wire, hidden in weeds off the road. I called the sherrif dept. They sent an officer out. I showed and helped him put in his car. I suggested that he come back close to dark,(this was a couple hours before dark) as they would likely be back for the treasure. He told me that they just didn't have the man power to do that.
I was very dissapointed that the officer would not follow up. Our road has had several meth related happenings also. This was chance to solve a problem that exist.