After serving 44 years on the Marshall County Sheriff’s Merit Board, Bud Treat and Doctor John Bottorff were recognized for their years of service during last night’s meeting.
Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin asked the two to reminisce about their experiences noting that they have been through 7 or 8 sheriffs during their terms.
Both were appointed to the Merit Board during Sheriff Harvey Phillips’ third term. This was back in the day of the old, old jail or as Sheriff Chamberlin calls it, the Victorian jail.
A couple of the issues the two faced included the idea of a car for each deputy and then petitioning the County Council to get shot guns in the patrol cars. Doc Bottorff remembered the fight they had to get new toilets in the jail and how shocked they were when the council unanimously approved the purchase.
Sheriff Chamberlin officially announced replacement for Doc Bottorff and Bud Treat. Gary Treat will be one of the replacements and Dave Winrotte will be the other.
Chamberlin said he plans to honor the two at a March meeting of the County Commissioners.
