Greene County and the city of Jefferson recently have enacted a new 28E agreement that benefits two agencies.

An administrative assistant at the law enforcement center administrative building is a shared position between the county and the city. Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams says having this new individual allows him and Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse to better do their jobs as administrators. 

“Prior to having this position filled, myself or the chief of police had to stay in the building to answer the front counter, which when we both go out and actively help with investigations, and accidents, and so on and so forth, makes it really hard when you can’t leave. And then adding, since everything’s kind of going digital and technology is getting more advanced, everything has to be scanned into a server of some sort. And also having this employee helps with giving us that time back, because she does it. We just hand her the stuff and that needs to be scanned in and she scans it in.”        

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson gives his thoughts from the city’s perspective on sharing an employee with the county.

“So the city is happy to partner with the county on this. Again, it’s just a way for good efficiencies in government. You know, we don’t each need to have this employee out there, so we’ll work together to do it.”   

The Greene County Board of Supervisors approved the new 28E agreement on June 24th and the Jefferson City Council approved it on June 25th. The city’s portion is $15,000 as a budgeted expense. The agreement went into effect on July 1st. Click the link below to access the 28E agreement.

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