The Joe Mullins Show - St. Johns County Update: Zero Homicides, Higher Pay & Why Flock Cameras and Budget Cuts Matter

It's so crucial, and people don't understand that.

Now, the media lately has hit a lot of information, has sent a lot of disinformation out there.

The government's been adamant about property taxes, eliminating them for homeowners that are living in Florida, giving them a break.

We're in an economy where it's really tough.

You bring up a lot of good points working state and federally.

A lot of local officials don't realize it.

It's not what you do locally.

It's how much you lobby state and federal.

And a lot of people go with their lobbyists to do that.

No one can lobby money better to get it back in your community than the sheriff or the commissioners that are there to serve because they've got a stronger voice than that lobbyist.

Plus, you don't do all the wheeling and dealing.

You're going up there straight forward asking for it.

You've utilized those.

Do you see if this property tax passes it becoming a challenge for the sheriff's office in St. John? Yeah, I

think that's one thing.

Again, you said the word misinformation.

It's definitely out there, too.

I mean, it has to directly affect, of course, public safety, public service.

And this is why, you know, we'll just talk about Joey Andrews and her budget.

You know, you cut, you know, over $50 million out of her budget.

It has to come out of some pot somewhere, of course, and we operate out of general revenue.

You know, in the Florida Constitution, you know, we present our budget to the five commissioners in my jurisdiction.

We work through a process of basically, you know, workshops throughout the year.

But the fact of the matter is it's going to have to reduce the budget of the St. John's County Sheriff's Office.

You know, some of my brothers and sisters that are sheriffs in some of these fiscally constrained counties, which there's 29 out there.

It's so crucial, and people don't understand that.

Now, the media lately has hit a lot of information, has sent a lot of disinformation out there.

The government's been adamant about property taxes, eliminating them for homeowners that are living in Florida, giving them a break.

We're in an economy where it's really tough.

You bring up a lot of good points working state and federally.

A lot of local officials don't realize it.

It's not what you do locally.

It's how much you lobby state and federal.

And a lot of people go with their lobbyists to do that.

No one can lobby money better to get it back in your community than the sheriff or the commissioners that are there to serve because they've got a stronger voice than that lobbyist.

Plus, you don't do all the wheeling and dealing.

You're going up there straight forward asking for it.

You've utilized those.

Do you see if this property tax passes it becoming a challenge for the sheriff's office in St. John? Yeah, I

think that's one thing.

Again, you said the word misinformation.

It's definitely out there, too.

I mean, it has to directly affect, of course, public safety, public service.

And this is why, you know, we'll just talk about Joey Andrews and her budget.

You know, you cut, you know, over $50 million out of her budget.

It has to come out of some pot somewhere, of course, and we operate out of general revenue.

You know, in the Florida Constitution, you know, we present our budget to the five commissioners in my jurisdiction.

We work through a process of basically, you know, workshops throughout the year.

But the fact of the matter is it's going to have to reduce the budget of the St. John's County Sheriff's Office.

You know, some of my brothers and sisters that are sheriffs in some of these fiscally constrained counties, which there's 29 out there.