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PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS AND JUDICIAL STEERING COMMITTEE WILLIAM T. NOONAN, CHAIRMAN SUMTER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR The responsibilities of the Public Safety, Corrections and Judicial Steering Committee include issues relating to the funding and administration of law enforcement; corrections and jails; the judicial system; fire and life safety programs; and emergency disaster preparedness. Specific areas of concern include issues related to law enforcement; adult and juvenile detention; the court system, including clerks of court and registers of deeds, magistrates and probate judges; E-9-1-1 service programs; fire protection services; emergency medical services; and emergency preparedness programs. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS County Representatives: Billy Baldwin, Darlington County Council Chairman Willie C. Bright, Edgefield County Council Vice Chairman Sabrena Graham, Hampton County Administrator G. Timothy Harper, Marion County Administrator John Wayne Holcombe, Chester County Council Paul Livingston, Richland County Council Chairman Thomas L. Sinclair, Union County Supervisor Claude Thomas, Abbeville County Council SCAC Board Members: Diane B. Anderson, Laurens County Council Vice Chairman Julie Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court Joe Branham, Chester County Council Jeffrey A. Horton, Spartanburg County Council Chairman Waymon Mumford, Florence County Council Vice Chairman Harriett Pierce, Kershaw County Probate Judge Frederick W. Robinson, Calhoun County Probate Judge President’s Appointees: Rose N. Dobson-Elliott, Bamberg County Administrator Debra Gunter, Lexington County Register of Deeds Amy McCulloch, Richland County Probate Judge Larry Powers, Spartanburg County Detention Center Director Carolyn B. Robinson, Fairfield County Council David Ruth, Aiken County Emergency Management Coordinator Gerald Stewart, Beaufort County Council Paul B. Wickensimer, Greenville County Clerk of Court SCAC Staff Contact: Joshua C. Rhodes Kathleen K. Williams 18
PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS AND JUDICIAL GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY One of the primary responsibilities of government is to protect its citizens from those who threaten their life, liberty and property. County government resources are being strained to the limit to provide sufficient law enforcement; to deal with the escalating complexities and backlog in the judicial system; and to cope with the crises in jail overcrowding and juvenile crime. Many of these responsibilities fall on the counties as state mandates with either inadequate or no state funding. County government officials feel that the critical issues facing our counties cannot be solved in a vacuum, but only through partnerships with the federal, state and local governments, the private sector, volunteer organizations, community groups and others. The state must take a leadership role in examining the causes of crime so that we do not have to continually build more jails; to find better methods to deal with high recidivism rates; and to make improvements in a judicial system that moves at a less than acceptable pace and has not adequately kept up with societal changes. The federal and state governments must not only support these efforts through strong leadership, but sufficient financial support must be provided if we are to solve these issues and improve the quality of life of all South Carolinians. 19
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