Monticello — Wayne County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Thursday, January 14

and approved a resolution authorizing the application for a CDBG grant to

fund a Micro-Business Training Program.

The program is a joint effort of fiscal court and the Monticello City

Council and it would assist individuals or groups who are interested in

starting new businesses.

A public hearing regarding the grant application was held prior to the

fiscal court meeting.

The court also approved the ARC Center Tech grant application, which

would provide funding for a feasibility study for the local business

incubator program.

Magistrates approved the salaries for fiscal court members for the next

term.

Rankin noted that salaries are actually set at the state level for the

fiscal court.

The salaries will remain the same.

In other action, the court:

€ Approved the 2010 Policies and Procedures for the Wayne County

Detention Center.

€ Approved the appointment of Frank Phillips to the Monticello-Wayne

County Industrial Authority and the reappointment of Stewart Gregory to the

Park Board.

€ Heard a monthly report from Jailer Ray Upchurch who noted the current

population at the Detention Center is 147, which includes 80 state inmates

and 67 county inmates. The county has billed a total of $89,580.66 for

housing inmates during the month of December.

€ Heard a report from Solid Waste Coordinator Tim Bell who noted that

white goods were picked up at 38 households last month bringing the total

for the year to 1,134. The county has received $34,562.99 in Litter

Abatement funds for 2010.

€ Heard a report from Wayne County EMS Director Bubby Corder who noted

that in 2009 the ambulance service answered a total of 3,063 calls and

logged 133,487 miles. He also noted that the ambulance service received a

$1,000 donation from Wal-Mart to buy GPS's for ambulances.