Todd Fiscal Court approved funding to install security cameras at voting locations that don’t already have them in place.
County Clerk Cindy O’Bryan says state policy says voting machines should be in a secure location at all times and the prevailing interpretation is that means security cameras or a person to stay on site from the placement of the machines on Monday until poll workers get there Election Day morning and again Tuesday night until the clerk’s office retrieves them Wednesday morning.
She says the schools that are polling places already have security systems and the lone church polling place has its own security system and camera—which means only the volunteer fire departments would need cameras installed.
Magistrates approved spending up to $3,000 to install cameras at the fire departments where folks vote, with Brent Spurlin and Alfred Blake voting against the funding.
Meanwhile, fiscal court also approved a three-year contract for new dispatchers that County Attorney Jeff Traughber says would require them to pay back all or a pro-rated portion of the cost of training if they leave before the contract ends.
Todd County Jailer Jeff Penick presented bids received from Western Kentucky Correctional Healthcare and Southern Health Partners to perform the facility’s medical services. Western Ky’s bid is about $6,000 less and magistrates decided to wait until their April 15 meeting to decide, allowing some time to go over specifics and talk with other jailers.