Left to right: Lt. James Thurston, Capt. Penney Stone, and Officer Scott Dawes.
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Three officers of the Daviess/DeKalb County Regional Jail were presented Life Saving Awards and Certificates at the DDCRJ board meeting on Feb. 26. The officers are Lt. James Thurston, Capt. Penny Stone, and Officer Scott Dawe.
Director Edmon Howard and Deputy Director Timothy Carder presented the awards to the three officers for their swift reactions when a detainee tried to commit suicide.
The board approved the minutes of the Jan. 29 meeting, as well as bills and payments.
Deputy Director Carder gave the financial report, which was accepted unanimously by the board. The report review was as follows:
Sales tax revenue for January 2021 was $95,635.86; commissary for February was $15,064.82; sales tax account balance is $23,168.73; operating account balance is $53,973.11; accounts receivable is $1,015,826.76; accounts payable is $ -491.33; payroll account balance is $1,037.05.
The audited payroll from a provided financial statement estimated from Dec. 31, 2019 to Dec. 30, 2020, totaled at $1,182,412 for 88 employees.
A list of unpaid balances was presented to be written off as uncollectable. A motion was made and passed to write the debt off as recommended by the auditor.
The courthouse security discussion was tabled to the next meeting to allow Commissioner Carroll time to review documents.
Director Howard addressed the need for a new commissary account at BTC Bank, as the commissary vendors have been changed from TurnKey Corrections to Stellar Services. Sheriff Larry Adams motioned to open the account. The motion passed unanimously.
Carder spoke to the board about the Jail Administrators Conference coming up in May. He stated that he felt he needed to attend to learn about the changes in aspects of jail management, even though this would make both the director and deputy director absent at the same time. The board approved a motion to allow both supervisors to attend.
The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m. with the next meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 26.
This information was taken from the minutes of the Daviess/DeKalb County Regional Jail board meeting held on Feb. 26. All board members were present. Administrative Assistant Lori Burke was absent.