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been paying us 20 cents a mile,” the sheriff said, explaining that the coverage goes to repay the county for the cost of the vehicles. • But midway through the current year, the state’s reimbursement was cut to 20 cents for the first 15,000 miles and 11 cents a mile for over that figure. Woodward said. He added that there is a bill currently before the General Aesembly to reinstate the 20 cents per rhlle payment up to 60,000 miles. “Then it would drop back to 11 cents.”
The sheriff reported that his department was running 3,000 miles per month. When the reduction in reimbursement came, the total was cut to 2,500. “That’s pushing it when we have to serve papers and check businesses. Then we get a call or two and the first thing you know, we’re over our mileage limit.” As a means of reducing travel, Woodward said, he has assigned deputies to sit in Woodville and Flint Hill and at dumpster sites around the county in response to complaints on speeding and violation of the county’s trash disposal regulations.
With no further comment, the supervisors voted unanimously to authorize ordering two new police cruisers.
They also okayed the sale of three state police radios no longer needed now that the countywide communications system is operating. Woodward said he expects to get around $600 for each. The money will be used to purchase hand held radios that operate on the same frequency as the dispatch center.
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