By Ray King
Committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday will consider a resolut9on dissolving the Wright-Pastoria Volunteer Fire Department and assigning its duties and responsibilities to the Sherrill Volunteer Fire Department.
The resolution says the Wright-Pastoria Department, as have other volunteer departments suffered from a lack of volunteers and on June 17, the board of directors voted to be absorbed by the Sherrill Volunteer Fire Department, to include all equipment, buildings, property and finances, past, present and future.
Sherrill Mayor Jody Campbell signed a resolution agreeing to absorb the Wright-Pastoria Volunteer Fire Department into the Sherrill Volunteer F9ire Department,
Also on the agenda is a request from the Road Department to appropriate a total of $893,000 from existing funds so that the department can finish some of the projects they are currently working on and other projects that are projected.
The money will be spent for, among other things, fuel, oil and lubricants, asphalt, concrete and other professional services.
An appropriation ordinance increasing the amount county employees will receive when using their private vehicles on county business will also be on the agenda.
The new figure will be 62-5 cents per mile and is based on a decision by the Internal Revenue Service in June. The increase will be effective Sept. 15.
The committee meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. in the county courthouse.
