Several of our officers have been around for quite a few years, and the citizens know them on a personal basis.

Based on the budget we were looking at, this levy will be used for the operating budget, salaries, repairs and maintenance, no capital improvements.

We were also receiving a wellness program, sort of a physical activity program. We were going to try to set up some sort of physical activity program, but that didn't really materialize.

Once they are constitutional officers, only the General Assembly may dispense the qualifications for the constitutional officers.

Constitutional officers have a hallowed place in Tennessee jurisprudence. Only the General Assembly can prescribe their qualifications and anything else would be a usurpation of the people's delegation of power to the General Assembly.

Quotas make an unnecessary workload for officers and inconvenience citizens who are following the rules. If an officer observes a violation, they should act on it, but they shouldn't be seeking out or creating situations that aren't there.