ggHot off the presses:

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Sandra T. Bisanar, Deputy County Attorney
DATE: December 13, 2007
RE: Application for Bond as Required of Sheriffs

This week Nick Mackey submitted an application for a bond, as required of sheriffs by

G.S. 162-8. Mr. Mackey worked with the Division of Insurance and Risk Management to make application for the bond.

Yesterday (12/12/07), the carrier (Ohio Casualty) notified Risk Management that the carrier’s underwriting guidelines do not allow the approval of Mr. Mackey’s application for a bond. A copy of the letter is attached.

There has been a news media request for this information this afternoon. We have concluded that this is public information, and it has been provided to the Charlotte Observer.

Should you have questions, give me a call.

cc: Harry L. Jones, Sr., County Manager
John McGillicuddy, General Manager
Bobbie Shields, General Manager
Janice Jackson, General Manager
Michelle Lancaster, Associate General Manager

Well, that is a big open door for the Democrat majority to back away from Mackey. But the party line is that nothing will happen until January.

Good luck with that.