Police Protection and Snowshoe
Hi folks,
We held a special meeting of the Pocahontas County Commission today (11/23) to further discuss police protection as it pertains to Snowshoe. You can watch this discussion below.
Essentially, the idea is to use §6-3-1 of West Virginia Code to enable the Sheriff and Snowshoe to enter into agreement to provide conservators of the peace to assist with law enforcement at Snowshoe. According to Code, the sheriff must petition the county commission for assent to the circuit court. In today's meeting, the sheriff presented us the petition, which consists of a draft agreement and a boundary map:
As envisioned, payment for conservators' salary, equipment, and all expenses would be provided by the existing Snowshoe Mountaintop Assessment Fee. Put simply, this would cost the county nothing.
As you can see in the video below, we think this is a promising approach and will seek further legal council to help us interpret the WV Code and make sure we proceed properly.
You can also watch this and other meeting video at the Pocahontas County Commission's YouTube Channel.
Of course, please contact me with any questions, concerns, or thoughts you have. Thanks, and take care. :-)
DF