Department heads explain budget requests

Department Heads Ask For Additional Employees For Upcoming Budget

Putnam County Department Heads requested 18 employees during the second meeting of the County Commission’s Budget Committee Monday night. Seven of those requests came from the Sheriff’s Department. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the county’s growth in population demands more manpower. “Our increase in population and demands for service have just astronomically went up, and then you start factoring in things like traffic that we deal wit…

Department heads explain budget requests

Sheriff Eddie Farris joined other department heads in Putnam County Monday night to explain to the county's budget committee why they are asking for additional personnel in the coming year.