The DeWitt County Sheriff's Department was tasked with performing a cost study to review the fees the department issues, and on Thursday night, made a recommendation to the County's public safety committee.  

At Thursday night's DeWitt County Public Safety Committee Meeting, Sheriff Mike Walker went over the cost study and recommended that fees be raised for a handful of services the Sheriff's Department provides. 

The Sheriff also recommends raising the cost for the certified mail process service, fingerprinting requests from businesses performing background checks, and eviction standby.  

At the meeting, Sheriff Walker let the committee know that the new 9-1-1 Coordinator, Karen Clevenger, has jumped in with both feet and has been great in her almost three weeks in the position. 

DeWitt County Emergency Management Coordinator Will Paveleck updated the committee on the status of sirens in the county regarding nuclear emergencies that are owned by Constellation, which could come under the ownership of the county if they elected to take them. While the process is still in the early stages, Constellation will be submitting the proposal to FEMA in the coming weeks.