On December 15, Judge Executive Dan Mosley presented a $400,000 funding proposal to the Harlan County Fiscal Court.
The proposal was approved by Magistrates Bill Moore, Clark Middleton, Jim Roddy, Paul Browning and James Howard at the Fiscal Court Tuesday.
The $400,000 funding proposal includes:
$50,000 to the Harlan County Sheriff’s Department for improved equipment, protect officers and conduct drug seizures.
$20,000 to the Harlan County Rescue Squad for improved equipment to protect the general public.
$20,000 to each county fire department to improve equipment and personal protective gear for firefighters.
$100,000 to Black Mountain Utility District and $50,000 to Cawood Water District for operations to subsidize lost revenue due to the pandemic.