Best Regards
Bridget Compton
Adair County Fiscal Court Clerk,
The Adair County Judge’s Office will be open 8:00-12:00 the next 2 Saturdays, January 30, 2021 and February 6, 2021 for anyone who couldn’t make the meeting on Tuesday and wishes to discuss revenue options for Adair County. The discussion will also be on the next fiscal court meeting agenda February 9, 2020. That will be the first meeting in the month of February and will be held at 6:00 p.m.
Best Regards Bridget Compton Adair County Fiscal Court Clerk,
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Please be advised the City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, February 11 at 6:10 p.m. in City Hall.
The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider the following:
The hearing is open to the public. 01-24-2021 Just before 11 p.m., Christina Anderson age 28, of Campbellsville, was taken into custody by Officer Foster with the Columbia Police Department, She was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Receiving Stolen Property under $500. Anderson was lodged into the Adair County Regional Jail.
Several individuals arrested by Russell County Police Depat. after an investigation of Drugs1/25/2021 On 01/18/2021, Officer Hayden Phillips was working an investigation which lead to the execution of a search warrant at a residence. Upon search of the residence several items were found that contained a white crystal like substance suspected to be methamphetamine along with several containers containing suspected marijuana. Also located during the search were several items of drug paraphernalia with pipes, baggies, scales and a large amount of cash in 100 dollar bills, 50 dollar bills, 5 dollar bills and 1 dollar bills. The following persons were taken in custody: Kathy L. Sutton, 56 of Jamestown, KY charged with Trafficking In Controlled Sub, 1st Degree, 1st Off - (> or = 2 gms Methamphetamine), Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Phillip E. Sutton, 48 of Jamestown, KY charged with Trafficking In Controlled Sub, 1st Degree, 1st Off - (> or = 2 gms Methamphetamine), Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Andrew S. Rhodes, 34 of Russell Springs, KY charged with Trafficking In Controlled Sub, 1st Degree, 1st Off - (> or = 2 gms Methamphetamine), Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and; Tiffany A. Johnson, 31 of Russell Springs, KY charged with Trafficking In Controlled Sub, 1st Degree, 1st Off - (> or = 2 gms Methamphetamine), Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Officer Phillips was assisted by Kentucky State Police Trooper Zach Scott and Russell County Sheriff Deputies Corey Meyer, Kenny Perkins, Nathan Ginn and Ronnie Golden and Columbia Police Department Officer Trevor Foster along with K-9 Cally. Arrest comes after an altercation call in the Kellyville community, 10 miles north of Columbia.
On Thursday, January 21st, 2021 at 2:03 pm, Adair 911 dispatched the Adair County Sheriff’s Office to an altercation on Kellyville Road. Upon arrival Chief Deputy Justin Cross and Deputy Brandon Hitch located 33 year old Ryan Sneed. Sneed had two outstanding warrants for his arrest and was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and paraphernalia. He was arrested and lodged in the Adair Regional Jail on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance (1st degree Methamphetamine), Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and 2 Warrants of Arrest were served. Chief Deputy Cross was the arresting officer. (Sheriff Josh Brockman – Adair County Sheriff’s Office) State Auditor Mike Harmon today released the audit of the sheriff’s settlement – 2019 taxes for Adair County Sheriff Josh Brockman. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance with this law, the auditor issues two sheriff’s reports each year: one reporting on the audit of the sheriff’s tax account, and the other reporting on the audit of the fee account used to operate the office.
Auditing standards require the auditor’s letter to communicate whether the sheriff’s settlement presents fairly the taxes charged, credited and paid in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The sheriff’s settlement is prepared on the regulatory basis, which is described in the auditor’s opinion letter. Regulatory basis reporting for the sheriff’s settlement is an acceptable reporting methodology, and this reporting methodology is followed for all 120 sheriff settlements in Kentucky. The sheriff’s financial statement fairly presents the taxes charged, credited and paid for the period April 16, 2019 through May 15, 2020 in conformity with the regulatory basis of accounting. As part of the audit process, the auditor must comment on noncompliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. The auditor must also comment on material weaknesses involving the internal control over financial operations and reporting. The audit contains the following comment: The Adair County Sheriff does not have adequate segregation of duties: This is a repeat finding and was included in the prior year audit report as Finding 2018-001. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office does not have adequate segregation of duties over receipts and disbursements. The bookkeeper collects tax payments from customers, assists in the preparation of deposits, prepares daily collection printouts, and posts to the receipts ledger. In addition, the bookkeeper prepares monthly tax reports, prepares and signs checks, and performs monthly bank reconciliations. According to the sheriff, a limited budget places restrictions on the number of employees the sheriff can hire. A lack of segregation of duties increases the risk of misappropriation of assets, errors, and inaccurate financial reporting to external agencies such as the taxing districts. A segregation of duties over collecting taxes, preparing daily deposits, preparing monthly reports, and preparing disbursements or the implementation of compensating controls, when needed because the number of staff is limited, is essential for providing protection from asset misappropriation and inaccurate financial reporting. Additionally, proper segregation of duties protects employees in the normal course of performing their daily responsibilities. We recommend the sheriff’s office separate duties over receipts and disbursements. If these duties cannot be separated due to limited staff or limited budget, then strong oversight over those areas should occur and involve the sheriff or an employee not currently performing any of those functions. The individual providing this oversight should initial source documents as evidence of review. County Sheriff’s Response: The official did not provide a response. The sheriff’s responsibilities include collecting property taxes, providing law enforcement and performing services for the county fiscal court and courts of justice. The sheriff’s office is funded through statutory commissions and fees collected in conjunction with these duties. The audit report can be found on the auditor’s website. The Auditor of Public Accounts ensures that public resources are protected, accurately valued, properly accounted for, and effectively employed to raise the quality of life of Kentuckians.Call 1-800-KY-ALERT or visit our website to report suspected waste and abuse. (Michael Goins – State Auditor Mike Harmon’s Office) On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at approximately 9:45am, the Kentucky State Police, Post 15 received a call of human remains being found in a wooded area on Edwin Williams Rd. in northern Metcalfe County.
Several units responded and located the skeletal remains on the property. The Metcalfe County Coroner took the remains to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville, KY for identification. Detective Josh Dicken is investigating this incident. (Trooper Nick Hale – Kentucky State Police, Post 15) Iconic Class 100 Graduates from Kentucky State Police Academy. Columbia, KY. (January 22, 2021) – Today, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Training Academy, along with the Governor’s Office and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, presented graduation diploma’s to forty-five new troopers. Of those, three new troopers are assigned to Post 15. These cadets have special significance as they represent the one-hundredth training class since the inception of the agency in 1948. KSP acting Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said Cadet Class 100 should be proud of their accomplishments today but know that their actual journey begins in the morning. “Tomorrow will start the true ‘first day’ of their careers as Kentucky State Troopers. I challenge each of these new troopers to take that journey with humility, compassion, and a thirst to be better every day than they were the day before,” said Burnett. The troopers earned their badges after completing twenty-four weeks of intense training while following ‘Healthy at Work’ guidelines, unlike any other cadet class in history have undergone. The training included more than 1,000 hours of classroom and field study in subjects such as constitutional law, juvenile and traffic law, use of force, weapons training, defensive tactics, first aid, high speed vehicle pursuit, criminal investigation, computer literacy, hostage negotiations, evidence collection, radio procedures, search and seizure, crash investigation, drug identification, traffic control, crowd control, armed robbery response, land navigation, electronic crimes, sex crimes, hate crimes, domestic violence, bomb threats and hazardous materials. Seventeen cadets earned their Associate’s Degrees in General Occupational and Technical Studies from the Bluegrass Community and Technical College during their 24-weeks at the training academy. These cadets benefited from new hiring guidelines established by state legislature in 2017. The Post 15 troopers who received their associate’s degree included Austin Mattingly of Bloomfield, Ky. and Brandon Poole of Burkesville, Ky. Through this revision, anyone who possesses a high school diploma or GED, and has three years of full-time work experience can apply for employment as a KSP Trooper and earn an associate’s degree during the training process. (Trooper Nick Hale – Kentucky State Police) Officers responded to Harper Valley Trailer Court off Tutt Street Friday night, January 15, when a male subject called reporting a stolen handgun. Upon making contact with caller he was found to be intoxicated but continued to insist a neighbor had stolen his gun but would not give Officers the neighbors name.
While Officers were on scene male subject went to his vehicle and retrieved a shotgun shouting he was going to get his property himself before Officers were able to quickly subdue subject without incident. Bradley West, 49, of Columbia has been charged with alcohol intoxication, falsely reporting an incident, and wanton endangerment of police Officers. After West was placed into custody, search of residence yielded Officers locating a handgun in the exact spot West had stated his gun was stolen from. Officer Trevor Foster was the arresting Officer. He was assisted on scene by Officer Evan Burton and Deputy Josh Durbin. |
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