LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
File #: 18-2639    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/10/2018 In control: Finance
On agenda: 5/21/2018 Final action: 5/21/2018
Title: Vote on a request to appoint Jessica Norton, Detention Lieutenant, as Deputy Finance Officer for the purpose of signing inmate trust account checks

Title

Vote on a request to appoint Jessica Norton, Detention Lieutenant, as Deputy Finance Officer for the purpose of signing inmate trust account checks

Abstract

Action Requested: Vote on a request to appoint Jessica Norton, Detention Lieutenant, as Deputy Finance Officer for the purpose of signing inmate trust account checks                     

Introduction & Background: The Detention Division of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department manages funds of individuals who are incarcerated in the Chatham County jail.  The funds that are collected upon incarceration and funds that are deposited on the inmates’ behalf, if not spent while incarcerated, are returned to the inmate when they leave the facility.  If inmates are transferred to another facility, a check must be issued for the balance of funds in the inmate’s account. 

Budgetary Impact: None

                     

Recommendation: Motion to appoint Jessica Norton, Detention Lieutenant, as Deputy Finance Officer for the purpose of signing inmate trust account checks