Local Sheriff Has Conflict of Interest

WEST VIRGINIA CODE §61-10-15. Pecuniary interest of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts; exceptions; offering or giving compensation; penalties.

(a) It is unlawful for any member of a county commission, district school officer, secretary of a board of education, supervisor or superintendent, principal or teacher of public schools or any member of any other county or district board or any county or district officer to be or become pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in the proceeds of any contract or service or in the furnishing of any supplies in the contract for or the awarding or letting of a contract if, as a member, officer, secretary, supervisor, superintendent, principal or teacher, he or she may have any voice, influence or control: Provided, That nothing in this section prevents or makes unlawful the employment of the spouse of a member, officer, secretary, supervisor, superintendent, principal or teacher as a principal or teacher or auxiliary or service employee in the public schools of any county or prevents or makes unlawful the employment by any joint county and circuit clerk of his or her spouse.

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 or confined in jail not more than one year, or both fined and confined.

(c) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall also be removed from his or her office and the certificate or certificates of any teacher, principal, supervisor or superintendent so convicted shall, upon conviction thereof, be immediately revoked: Provided, That no person may be removed from office and no certificate may be revoked for a violation of the provisions of this section unless the person has first been convicted of the violation.

Cheryl Jonese is the wife of Sheriff David Jonese

$35 per hour

 (l) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not make unlawful the employment of a spouse of any elected county official by that county official: Provided, That the elected county official may not:

(1) Directly supervise the spouse employee; or

(2) Set the salary of the spouse employee: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection shall only apply to spouse employees who were neither married to nor engaged to the elected county official at the time of their initial hiring.

Question:  How was the $35 per hour wage set and by whom?
And was anyone else offered the job?
And what are the qualifications for the job?

The Pocahontas Crier

This is the first post of the newest publication in Pocahontas County.  The people of Pocahontas County need an anonymous means by which to communicate with each other in these troubled times of great political corruption, misdirection & deceit.  With this in mind,  three local entities have joined together to publish an educational digest setting forth our individual and collective rights and responsibilities as local Citizens named The Pocahontas Crier,  a newsletter of what is happening in West Virginia and the United States named the Signal Fires of WV; and the locally "famous" and now "infamous" Pocahontas Commentator.    To ensure an anonymous window to these publications for local citizens to speak their mind, we are adding the Voice of Pocahontas County name Vtater which is the local forum for the public to speak out.  These four publications will allow a broad and firm layer of communication so that the truth can be spread to all Citizens. When we all have the 'Truth', for a change, then we can make the right decisions -- for after all, the 'Truth shall set us Free'! 
                        We are not interested in "who you are" but "what you have to say!" 
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