(a) The Sheriff of Coffee County may expend funds accruing to the Sheriff's Work Release Fund for the betterment of law enforcement in Coffee County that is in the interest of the public and in the discharge of the sheriff's office as the sheriff sees fit.
(b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a Sheriff's Work Release Fund in a bank located in Coffee County. All funds received under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the Sheriff's Work Release Fund.
(2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all funds in the Sheriff's Work Release Fund for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The Sheriff's Work Release Fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion.
(c) Any and all monies on June 9, 2011, in the current Work Release Fund shall be transferred into the Sheriff's Work Release Fund created by this section.
Last modified: May 3, 2021