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HUNTINGDON - Senior Judge Allen W. Wallace
will hear a motion to dismiss Sheriff
Bendell Bartholomew's lawsuit against county
Mayor Kenny McBride, fiscal agent for the
county of Carroll. The hearing on the motion
is set for Friday, September 5, 9:00 a.m.,
in the Chancery Courtroom at the Carroll
County Courthouse.
Robert T. Keeton, Jr., attorney for Mc
Bride, filed the motion to dismiss the
lawsuit, which was originally filed August
31, 2007, by Attorney Matt Maddox on behalf
of the sheriff.
McBride's motion claims plaintiff
Bartholomew failed to prosecute the case in
a timely manner and did not seek a trial
date or move the cause in any manner to
determine the merits of his allegations.
Additionally, the motion indicates
Bartholomew's request for pay raises for his
department's personnel in the 2007-2008
fiscal year is now moot after the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2008.
Bartholomew's lawsuit requests a $1.3
million increase in the 2007-2008 fiscal
year budget, pay increases ranging from 28.2
percent for the chief deputy to 6.1 percent
for jailers, 14 new patrol cars, nine of
which to replace the three-year-old fleet of
Crown Victorias, a four-wheel drive
Expedition for himself, and nine additional
deputies. Bartholomew indicated his
personnel are paid less than comparable
sheriff 's departments and that his
personnel are seeking jobs elsewhere because
of the pay differential. |
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