Planning Commission Agrees with Crenshaw on Need for More Deputies

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw recently expressed a need for more staff, and now the county’s planning commission has sent a letter to the Oconee County Council that agrees with him.

But, is it the planning commission’s duty to have an opinion on the budget of an elected official? The letter of recommendation was from commissioner Frankie Pearson, but the commission chair Mike Smith isn’t certain…

New to the planning commission, Gary Gaulin, said he thinks technology, like drones, could be used as a practical solution when officers can’t be immediately present…

In their letter, the planning commission recommended that the County Council fund the Sheriff’s Office to hire at least eight more officers in the coming fiscal year.