September 18, 2018 - The Shelby County Commissioners voted to approve the addition of a reserve deputy to the Shelby County Precinct 3 Constable's office during their September 12, 2018 meeting and Charles Barr, Precinct 3 Commissioner, suggested opinions varied.
Barr remarked he has received a lot of phone calls in reference to the addition of a reserve deputy to the office of the constable.
"It's been about 50/50, that's just about the way it is. Some want it, some don't want it, I hope it's not based on politics. I really don't know what some of the things are based on," said Barr. "What I would like to see happen would to have a, maybe set up a grace period for three months, three-and-a-half months till the end of the year and give y'all an opportunity to sell this to us."
There was some confusion during the meeting if Barr meant to postpone the entire proposal for three months. County Judge Allison Harbison clarified, Barr was suggesting having the reserve officer work with Roy Cheatwood on a three month time period and then revisit the situation in three months to see how well it's working.
"I'm not trying to make everybody happy, I want to do what's best for our precinct and our county. Since it's brand new to us, let's try it and see how it works," said Barr. "If it works fine, then we can continue."
A motion carried to approve the deputy constable on a trial basis until the first of the year.
Agenda items approved during the meeting:
1. Minutes of August 8, 2018 Regular meeting, August 15, 2018 Special meeting, August 20, 2018 Budget Workshop, August 22, 2018 Special meeting, August 27, 2018 Budget Workshop, August 29, 2018 Special meeting.
2. Pay weekly expenses.
3. Officers’ Report by Ann Blackwell.
4. Lift current burn ban.
5. Deputy constable position for Constable Precinct 3, to be reviewed in three months.
6. Renew contract with Computer Information Concepts with revisions to the contract.
7. Adjourn at 10:00am.
Officers' report of Fees collected per office for August:
Deborah Riley, Tax Assessor/Collector, office: Property: $80,747.33; Motor Vehicle: $42,037.08 for a total of $122,784.61
Jennifer Fountain, County Clerk: $34,278.93
Lori Oliver, District Clerk: $12,916.43
Melissa Crouch, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1: $13,457.50
Marla Denby, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2: $1,249.10
Margie Anderson, Justice of the Peace Precinct 3: $13,644
Jackie Kirkwood, (Acting) Justice of the Peace Precinct 4: $3,167
Mike Crouch, Justice of the Peace Precinct 5: $3,033
Zach Warr, Constable Precinct 1: $560
James Hagler, Constable Precinct 2: $0
Roy Cheatwood, Constable Precinct 3: $70
Jake Metcalf, Constable Precinct 4: $140
Robert Hairgrove, Constable Precinct 5: $70
Grand total: $204,530.57
CDs earned $1,826.76
Shelby County Money Market account generated $2,337.40 for a total interest earned for the month of August of $4,164.16
Total Interest earned on investments $993.81
Total investments of $3,311,619.39
Total Interest from Interest Bearing Checking Accounts: $563.59
