So, why is this any of my business? Because the current District 2 Supervisor, as President of Henderson Funeral Home, has people working for him who already have well paid jobs with Tunica County Government.
These Tunica County employees and elected officials are listed below with their county salaries:
Sheriff K. C. Hamp, Elected Sheriff: $62,000.00 (Salary set by State Legislature)
Eugene Bridges, Sheriff’s Patrol Commander: $55,166.83 (Bridges is also an Elected Constable and earns between $4,000 and $5,000 per month on commissions.)
Ann Johnson, Juvenile Court Dept. Head: $62,745.54. (Johnson also does the funeral programs for Henderson Funeral Home and is the wife of County Administrator, Clifton Johnson.)
Dr. Henry I. Hargrow: Adolescent Offenders Program: $50,608.50.
John Pickett, Administration: $46,673.36 (Pickett is assigned to Administration but actually runs the Meals-on-Wheels program through an agency Tunica County supports.)
Glen Grant, Elected Coroner: Grant’s salary is unknown through the Public Records.
As a point of information, when asked through a Freedom of Information letter that the salaries and rate of pay for Tunica County employees be made a part of the Public Record as of 1 Oct 2010, we didn’t specifically ask that elected officials be included. Therefore, the County Administrator didn’t include them. We will not be making this mistake again.
Back to the subject at hand: At the moment, the unemployment rate in Tunica County is hovering around 18%. As a Supervisor, wouldn’t you think if you had jobs available at your company that you would offer them to the unemployed rather then to people who already have jobs?
I have no idea whether District 2 Supervisor, Cedric Burnett, as President of Henderson Funeral Homes, is paying the above Tunica County Employees or if they are working for him free. Either way, it just feels wrong. It makes me feel we have a “sub government” of sorts going on in our county.
So, reason #3 is the current District 2 Supervisor is able to and chooses not to help cut the unemployment rate in Tunica County and I am uncomfortable with his personal business practices.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
And More on Jobs:
And here is another place to employ Tunicans who are unemployed: Henderson Funeral Home.
This is one of the many reasons I am running for public office. I live in Beat 2 and my Supervisor's full-time job is running Henderson Funeral Home. Instead of giving an opportunity to an unemployed Tunican, my Supervisor has chosen to employ people who are already employed by the County.
Want to know who they are?
1. Sheriff K. C. Hamp: Last night at the Community Debate, Sheriff Hamp told us his job was 24/7. I agree. Our sheriff needs to work for Tunica 24/7. That's what we elected for him to do.
2. John Pickett, III: Pickett is listed under Administration but he actually runs the Meals on Wheels program out of the President's Building.
3. Dr. Henry Hargrow: Hargrow works in Youth Services under the County Administrator's wife, Ann Johnson.
4. Ann Johnson: Johnson runs our Youth Services department and does the programs for Henderson Funeral Homes. How do I know this? I have at least one such program stating "Programs by: Ann Johnson (662) 541-0210."
5. Eugene Bridges: Now this would be a third job for Bridges. Bridges is employed by our Sheriff; he is one of our 2 elected Constables and he is listed as being a Director at Henderson Funeral Home.
Now because Hamp and Bridges are elected, it is unclear whether they have to go before the Board of Supervisors and ask for permission to "Moonlight." There is no question that Pickett, Hargrow and Johnson must have the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
This is what the Tunica County Employee Handbook says about Moonlighting:
"Public Records: Book 94 Page 145 – 146
6. Outside Employment or “Moonlighting”
No employee may engage in employment which could cause a conflict of interest, or use his County employment for personal gain. Outside employment must not interfere with performance of duties for the county. Any outside employment must have prior approval of the Board of Supervisors. To apply for approval, you must submit a written request clearly describing the outside employment duties and hours to your department head who will send the request to the Board of Supervisors for their approval. Your first loyalty has to be to your duties with the County."
Seems pretty clear to me. I've checked the Public Records and no such letters of approval exist.
At present, Tunica County's unemployment is about 18%. Doesn't my Supervisor, Cedric Burnett, have the slightest bit of guilt about what he is NOT doing? There are 5 jobs listed here that could take 5 people off our unemployment rolls.
This is one of the many reasons I am running for public office. I live in Beat 2 and my Supervisor's full-time job is running Henderson Funeral Home. Instead of giving an opportunity to an unemployed Tunican, my Supervisor has chosen to employ people who are already employed by the County.
Want to know who they are?
1. Sheriff K. C. Hamp: Last night at the Community Debate, Sheriff Hamp told us his job was 24/7. I agree. Our sheriff needs to work for Tunica 24/7. That's what we elected for him to do.
2. John Pickett, III: Pickett is listed under Administration but he actually runs the Meals on Wheels program out of the President's Building.
3. Dr. Henry Hargrow: Hargrow works in Youth Services under the County Administrator's wife, Ann Johnson.
4. Ann Johnson: Johnson runs our Youth Services department and does the programs for Henderson Funeral Homes. How do I know this? I have at least one such program stating "Programs by: Ann Johnson (662) 541-0210."
5. Eugene Bridges: Now this would be a third job for Bridges. Bridges is employed by our Sheriff; he is one of our 2 elected Constables and he is listed as being a Director at Henderson Funeral Home.
Now because Hamp and Bridges are elected, it is unclear whether they have to go before the Board of Supervisors and ask for permission to "Moonlight." There is no question that Pickett, Hargrow and Johnson must have the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
This is what the Tunica County Employee Handbook says about Moonlighting:
"Public Records: Book 94 Page 145 – 146
6. Outside Employment or “Moonlighting”
No employee may engage in employment which could cause a conflict of interest, or use his County employment for personal gain. Outside employment must not interfere with performance of duties for the county. Any outside employment must have prior approval of the Board of Supervisors. To apply for approval, you must submit a written request clearly describing the outside employment duties and hours to your department head who will send the request to the Board of Supervisors for their approval. Your first loyalty has to be to your duties with the County."
Seems pretty clear to me. I've checked the Public Records and no such letters of approval exist.
At present, Tunica County's unemployment is about 18%. Doesn't my Supervisor, Cedric Burnett, have the slightest bit of guilt about what he is NOT doing? There are 5 jobs listed here that could take 5 people off our unemployment rolls.
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