The new sheriff in town, Matt Hassel asked members of the Marshall County Council to consider creating a new line-item in the Sex Offender Registry fund that would allow for a part-time position to assume clerical duties, freeing up the detectives to handle more pressing issues.
Sheriff Hassel said he was “up-in-the-air” on the number of hours the position will require weekly but determined the need was there to have the position longer than a temporary position. It was noted that state statue is very clear that fees collected from sex offenders can be used for personnel expenses.
The part-time position will be filled with a pat-time turnkey/dispatcher due to the fact they need access to IDACS, the Indiana Data and Communications System which is a computerized law enforcement and criminal justice communications and information storage and retrieval system. They also have to have clearance to access the NCIC computer system that is through the National Crime Information Center. The position will pay $12.35 an hour.
Sheriff Hassel noted, “The sex offender registry fund currently has a balance of $19,000.
