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Commissioners question sheriff’s use of discretionary fund
By Toni Milbourne - For the Chronicle | May 28, 2021
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CHARLES TOWN The Jefferson County Commission has questioned Sheriff Tom Hansen’s use of discretionary funding in his office for items they would not likely have approved.
Earlier this month, Hansen’s office hosted a Cruiser Competition event, welcoming multiple police jurisdictions to Jefferson County to attempt to earn bragging rights for their vehicles. Expenses for the event were incurred and paid out to three vendors out of the sheriff’s Concealed Carry Permit discretionary fund.
Commissioner Jane Tabb brought up the expenditures during the approval of manual checks portion of the commission meeting. Hansen had written the checks to pay the three vendors from an account on which he is the only signatory. Tabb confirmed that although the commission “technically has to approve all manual checks,” the checkbook for the account is maintained in the