Comments on: Sheriff Says Budget Mediation Unsuccessful, Likely Headed Back To Governor

By: David Lamb

David Lamb — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:48:52 +0000

Will this increased budget help solve some unsolved murders!

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:56:15 +0000

We are coming up on the 2019 Budget cycle, where each office submits its request for funds to the BCC. Sometime thereafter “workshops” will be held to review those requests. Got a few suggestions for questions that would be appropriate to ask during these “reviews”,. Particularly the Sheriffs, which is the largest by far, but all should be reviewed in detail., if only one Commissioner with enough guts to do so. Maybe Barry, who should have an understanding of numbers. But one question would be. For the Sheriff, There is a line in the accounting records for an item called, “assignment” pay. Just what is this? The funding profile is approximately half a million a year not an insignificant number, based on accounting records from 2014 thru 2017. 2014 is 405,857, 2015 431,231, 2016 417,320 and 2017 455,001. Who determines who gets “assignment pay”,? is there a process that is gone thru or is it up to the Sheriff to determine? Is this based on the “assignment, of duties, such as member of the SWAT team, or a SRO? If a person leaves that particular “assignment” is the pay no longer provided? Is there any limit, by rank, as to who may receive “assignment pay”. Are persons above the rank of Lt eligible, and if so which ones? Are Non sworn personnel eligible, or is this restricted to SWORN only? Who and how is the amount paid determined? Who approves? How much is going to be spent for such assignment pay in 2018, and what is the amount included in the budget request for 2019?

By: John

John — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:27:55 +0000

If there is such a budget problem for ECSO, then what’s with the big gas monster 8 cylinder suv’s? Think about all that extra gas wasted. Jacksonville cops drive 6 cylinder sedans and they serve perfectly well and you don’t need a v8 engine for police work anymore. What happens when you give money to a drunk? He’ll waste it and scream for more. Eliminate the waste; get rid of the gas guzzlers, save money on fuel and have more money for raises.

By: Charlie Mike

Charlie Mike — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:03:41 +0000

This sheriff never met a camera he didn’t love. How about trim the fat from your administrative offices, then come to the county with a reasonable budget request? You are the sheriff of a medium-sized county. You don’t need or deserve an entourage. I believe most of this is a result of his desperate need for attention.

By: Willis

Willis — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:31:00 +0000

Judging from the comments it appears the Sheriff has about a 20% approval rating.
Seems high to me.

By: Grand Locust

Grand Locust — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:09:55 +0000

What would happen if the Sheriff’s budget was cut by 10%? How would the department become more efficient? How could we improve citizen safety with a 10% cut in the Sheriff’s budget? I think there are answers to these questions, but they are never asked. The only question asked is how can we expand the Sheriff’s budget. It is time to start asking questions which are based in common sense, and which put the taxpayer and citizens first. It just seems to me that the tail is wagging the dog, and like the little boy who looked at the King’s new clothes, he announced to the horror of all the brainwashed citizens………the King is naked.

I have always liked Sheriff Morgan, but this societal problem is bigger than Escambia County. or how Sheriff Morgan runs the department. It begins when a conservative says enough with government spending, and sorry what we spend on fire and police should be put back on the table for negotiation and discussion like waste in the police or fire budgets is exempt from good government…..a big nope to that. There was a time when conservative politicians kept a close eye on the checkbook including fire and police……today they simply lack the courage to defend the taxpayer….it is easier to cave in every year to growing unchecked budgets and then announce that as a politician they are friends to police and first responders….and who is working for the citizens to cut waste and improve efficiency?

By: Truther

Truther — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:54:05 +0000

If your hands are clean then you have no worries. But I would venture to say, one might regret getting the governor involved and causing such a fit- fuss. It’s not just the governor who has knowledge of this. There are other legal matters in this county!!! Sheriff David Morgan is on his way out, soon enough.

By: Smokey

Smokey — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:14:03 +0000

This sheriff. #somethinelse

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:01:24 +0000

As I recall, during his first year in office, Gov. Scott cut the budget for police and schools.

By: Olin S Schultz

Olin S Schultz — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:22:25 +0000

Greed will not win votes Sir Morgan of the round table! So now instead of something extra for our men and women of the E.C.S.O., its all or nothing .
This is like a dictatorship playing with their people. Shame on you David Morgan. To the real deputies of Escambia County, keep your heads held high. The king and his round table will be gone soon enough.