See our newest ad in the Citizens Voice & Times and Estill Tribune this week: As Estill County Attorney Rodney G. Davis has established numerous innovative programs that help the citizens of Estill County while at the same time saving significant amounts of taxpayer money: Teamed with WestCare, the Fiscal Court and Judicial system to create a day reporting program for defendants in an effort to avoid the expense to the county of incarcerating defendants with substance abuse issues. The program requires each defendant to report daily for intensive therapy and to work in the community projects set-up by Westcare. It has been a very successful program with a graduation rate exceeding fifty percent. Several other counties in the state have looked to our program as a model for their own communities. The Jail budget is a significant part of our county’s budget and monies saved can be used for other improvements in the county while at the same time giving defendants with substance abuse problems a chance for rehabilitation. Established a delinquent tax payment program where people with delinquent taxes can set up a payment plan to pay their taxes and avoid foreclosure of their property or the sale of their tax bill at the annual tax bill sale. To date we have helped over 180 taxpayers with this program all at no cost to the taxpayer or the citizens of Estill County. At the same time we have been able to collect in excess of 91% of the taxes that are due all of which directly benefits our schools and taxing districts. Established an insurance diversion program to monitor defendants charged with driving without insurance. Over 600 defendants have been enrolled in this program and this has saved both the defendants and the county thousands of dollars in both fines and incarceration expenses. Most importantly, it means that the majority of these defendants had insurance while driving their vehicles on our roads during the time of their diversion. Again, this program was implemented at no additional cost to the taxpayers of Estill County. Instrumental in establishing the Ewarrants system in Estill, Lee and Owsley Counties. This program makes it possible for law enforcement and the judicial officers to obtain warrants from an online database and to electronically sign warrants when needed. Our office serves as the jurisdictional administrator of the Ewarrants program for these three counties. Established a truancy diversion program to assist the school district with problems related to truancy. Re-Elect Rodney G. Davis Estill County on November 4, 2014 and keep Estill County moving forward in a positive direction.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 23:54:52 +0000