The Unicoi County Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee wrapped up the county’s budgeting process on Thursday by discussing last-minute changes to the sheriff’s office budget and nonprofits.
ERWIN — The Unicoi County Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee met with Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley to get some answers regarding recent changes to the sheriff’s budget.
The Unicoi County Commissionâs Budget and Finance Committee met Thursday to continue reviewing budget requests, one of which was from the Sheriffâs Office.
âThereâs some things that we canât help, because you all know weâre living in different times than we did this time last year, year before last,â said Unicoi County Sheriff Mike Hensley. âThings have changed dramatically in the law enforcement field.â
The committee voted to revisit Hensleyâs request for $82,779 to fund two process server positions due to a backlog of process papers that were unable to be served due to COVID-19.