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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 1/25 – 1/31

Arrest Reports, Police & Government February 2, 2021 , by Content Admin

Arrest report provided by the Union County Sheriff’s Office with images. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for FetchYourNews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Union County GA. Those arrests are posted on FetchYourNews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – The Union County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release stating field representatives from the Department of Commerce Census Bureau have started making rounds throughout the community.

They will be verifying addresses in preparation for the 2020 Census. If someone visits your home, the sheriff’s office provided information on how to identify Census Bureau employees.

The workers are temporary and can only be verified by calling the Main Census Bureau Atlanta Office at (470) 889-6800. The regional bureau or Department of Commerce offices cannot confirm employment status.

These field representatives will present an ID badge that contains:

Their name
Their photograph
A Department of Commerce Watermark
An expiration date

Additionally, they will be carrying a bag or laptop with the bureau’s logo to gather survey information. They will also provide a letter of intent stating why they are at the residence.

Field representatives will work between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and will provide the supervisor’s contact information upon request.

Currently, these workers should only be verifying addresses for next year.

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 06/11 to 06/17

Arrest Reports June 18, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

Arrest report provided by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Union County GA. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 06/04 to 06/10

Arrest Reports June 13, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 03/26 to 04/01

Arrest Reports April 2, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 05/21 to 05/27

Arrest Reports May 30, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 04/08 to 04/13

Arrest Reports April 16, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 03/12 to 03/18

Arrest Reports March 19, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 02/26 to 03/04

Arrest Reports March 5, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 02/12 to 02/18

Arrest Reports February 19, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 12/25 to 12/31

Arrest Reports January 2, 2018 , by Admin Assistant

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Union County $2.2M Over Budget in 2018

News, Police & Government June 25, 2019 , by Lauren Souther

Blairsville, Ga – Union County went $2.2M over budget in 2018 due to unexpected health care costs and rises in service expenses.

Auditors advised the amending of the 2018 budget after expenditures exceeded expectations for the year. The total operating budget for 2018 amounted to $18,908,000.

Several areas of the operating budget experienced higher costs than anticipated, but the biggest expense was health insurance.

“Our medical insurance went up $569,000 last year, completely out of the blue,” stated Commissioner Lamar Paris, “we’re working hard this year to get that cut back, working with our employees, try to work on healthy habits, where they go to the doctor, when they do to the doctor, and increasing employee costs.”

The county also hired a new online doctor, where they can talk to a doctor at any time.

“It’s a benefit to our employees and hopefully our bottom line too,” said Paris.

Aside from health insurance, other departments/offices that went over were general administration by $167,391, sheriff’s office by $563,356, jail by $143,668, and fire department at $172,950.

General Administration included repair and maintenance, and SPLOST can’t provide funds.

Overview of 2018 operating budget.

“We redid a whole section of the courthouse roof,” explained Commissioner Paris, “We try to use SPLOST wherever we can for any capital improvements, but on a repair, we can’t do that. The roof was $37,000 over budget. Contract labor was $20,000 over budget.”

The Sheriff’s office experienced a host of costs increases just like other county offices.

“Salaries were up $173,000 and that’s happening because sheriff’s deputies and all other counties, everybody’s going up and when one goes up, they all go up. So their deputies want more money or they’ll go to that county. It’s a real tough thing how you balance what the pay is and what the pressure is coming from other places,” stated Paris.

The county and Sheriff Mack Mason came together to find a number that satisfied deputies, but the expense didn’t factor into the initial budget. Uniforms, vehicle repairs, vehicles, and supplies also caused the overages. Capital assets and some SPLOST covered part, but not all of the costs.

Jail also raised salaries, which accounted for $82,000, and paid $10,000 in overtime.

Fire department went over due to salaries and buying a new ladder truck for the county.

“Had a couple of guys that drove all over the Southeast looking at fire trucks,” said Paris, “finally, found one that we bought for $93,000. It’s eight years old with 30,000 miles on it. The company that sold it to us completely went over it and redid it. We never had a ladder truck, and we needed one a long time.”

Typically, ladder trucks cost around $1M-plus for brand new trucks. Also, the fire department started new training procedures and developed new facilities to teach firemen how to carry people out of a fire.

County also hired a public defender to speed up the trial process for inmates to lessen jail expenses from 2017. Last year, inmate cost was $118,000, and this year, it’s $19,000 due to the new public defender.

Revenues and property tax collection exceeded the budget by $150,000, charges for services exceed by $277,000, sale of capital assets exceeded by $400,023, and $1.5M of fund balance was used.

The fund balance equalizes expenses over revenues, and the $1.5M is less than last year. Hopefully, by next year,

everything will equal out, and the fund balance won’t be needed.

Contract Agreements

The hospital’s helicopter service, provided by Air budgeMethods Corporation, was renewed in a contract that runs through May 31, 2019. The county agreed to pay half of $76,765.00 to continue the service. It’s an increase from last year because initially, the company wanted to pull out of the area. It will not exceed that amount, and Union General will pay the other half.

“When you go over there and look at the helipad and think that in little Union County,” Paris marveled, “that no matter what happens you can be flown to wherever the emergency room is that you need to go to, just to have that available, we never ever had that available until ten years ago.”

Legacy Link, the service that helps run the senior center, and the county renewed its contract for the fiscal year 2020 for $95,000 as well as a commitment letter for $11,450.00.