The newest ambulance of the White County Ambulance suffered what Director Adam Allen calls a catastrophic motor failure and is out of commission. Allen says the vehicle missed it’s warranty by 6,000 miles. The emergency vehicle is currently at Jim Hayes in Muddy. No action was taken at the County Board meeting Tuesday night. After months of losses, the Ambulance service showed a profit of $22,000 as Allen reports the classification issue with Medicaid/Medicare has been lined out.
White County Coroner Chris Marsh says officials are inching closer to identifying the deceased individual found October 4th in a shed near the Starlight Manor apartments in Carmi.
White County Sheriff Jordan Weiss will be looking to add a 6th deputy to his agency. The chief law enforcement officer says White County is geographically one of the larger counties with the fewest roster of enforcement officers and it’s costing the taxpayers.
Weiss says municipal agencies including Carmi and Norris City have been great to help out if a deputy has been on a call and something happens in a nearby town that they would send an officer. That kind of support isn’t coming from staties.
The board unanimously approved Weiss to begin the search for another deputy.
After decades, it appears the landfill case is finally headed toward resolution. The case is deeply convoluted and States Attorney says he’s thrilled to see an end in sight considering he was under the age of 10 when the situation arose.
Settlement details weren’t disclosed in the county board meeting.
Five men were approved to be appointed to area commissioner districts. They include John Campbell, Albert Walsh, Gary Morris, David Brown, and Cully Jones. The districts include Mud Creek, Hawthorne Drainage, Mill Shoals, Half Moon Drainage, and Granny Tweedle Levee.
White County has hired Bellwether to serve as a County Administrator. The company will provide a number of services aiming to help protect and put the county’s offices in the best position to succeed. Learn more at http://bellwetheradvantage.com/sample-page/government-performance-services/county-services. The cost to the county and it’s taxpayers, $5,000 per month. Bellwether was put to task later in the meeting when asked about Boomtown Solar looking to replace it’s decommissioning bond with a letter of credit. The representative from Bellwether advised against it and recommended the board seek additional legal counsel.
The next White County Board meeting will be held on December 19th at 7pm in the White County courthouse.