Even though Butler County does not have a vaccine mandate. "Now that we have a CFO I'm hoping for greater things from them. BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says his office will not enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. He wanted to bring in a consulting firm to help the county sort out its sloppy books. Means wasn't at the meeting in which the commission agreed to hire a CFO, but he said the county can't afford it. "She's smart, accomplished and I'm delighted," Beeker said. Wilder will be head of all book and record keeping. This is a new position that will pay between $50,000 and $60,000 a year, Beeker said. The commission recently agreed to hire Altheria Wilder, a Eutaw native working at a Birmingham bank, to be the county's chief financial officer. (KFVS) - The Butler County sheriff formally requested a state investigation into an incident that happened inside the jail. "When you don't reconcile a bank statement for years it's an invitation for disaster, and that's exactly what happened," he said. He said state financial examiners have deemed the county's books "unauditable." Neither could Greene County Sheriff Johnny Isaac.īeeker issued written reprimands last summer to County Administrator Mattie Atkins and payroll clerk Bettie Knott after the commission did not get monthly financial statements as Beeker had requested. Investigators with the ABI could not be reached for comment Thursday. He turned his findings over to the Alabama Bureau of Investigations, who began looking into the matter. Last summer, Beeker discovered drafts from the county bank account to other accounts to pay off personal credit card debt. Neither Robinson nor Butler worked for the county, he said. "I don't think they can determine yet if other people are involved, but I believe they think there were others." "It's taken a long time, but I'm glad to see some action," said Chris Beeker, chairman of the Greene County Commission. They were charged on April 8 and put in the Greene County Jail. "I'm hoping we can recover some of the money."īutler's bond was set at $25,000, and Robinson's was set at $10,000. "I was glad to see that people have been brought to justice so we can get to the bottom of what happened," Commissioner Donald Means said. Butler, 32, of Forkland, have been charged with first-degree theft of property. Greene County became the first county in the nation to declare bankruptcy in 1996, and what some believe to be tens of thousands of dollars stolen from the general fund isn't helping an already tight budget.īut two recent arrests have authorities hopeful the county finally can begin to leave behind its troubled financial past.įelicia T.
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