Former Knox Co. sheriff retires, gets $80,000 per year of YOUR tax dollars!

[Volitics]

Former Knox Co. sheriff retires, gets $80,000 per year of YOUR tax dollars - for life!

Disgusting.

Former Knox Co. sheriff eligible for pension, gets new title

The former sheriff of Knox County will be eligible to receive an $80,000 pension after he was transferred to a different chief deputy position.

Tim Hutchison is now a sworn non-merit council assistant chief of administration. He was previously a sworn merit council assistant chief deputy.

He retires next week, on July 1.

The transfer ends the need for litigation over Hutchsion's decertification, according to current Sheriff J.J. Jones.

"It's time to put an end to all these lawsuits which have no impact except to drain taxpayer money from the county," Jones said in a press release.

The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission was scheduled to hear the case over Hutchison's pension eligibility in August.

Attorney Herb Moncier had filed on behalf of former county Commissioner Bee DeSelm to force a hearing on decertifying Hutchison. That would have prevented him receiving a pension.

Four years ago, after Hutchison was convicted by Knox County Chancellor Daryl Fansler of criminal contempt, the POST Commission rejected a bid to decertify him.

Hutchison was convicted after former County Commissioner Wanda Moody and Moncier filed a lawsuit to challenge Hutchison's use of seized drug money to fund construction projects.

The former sheriff was convicted of six counts of criminal contempt for intentionally lying while refusing to turn over documents to Moody and Moncier.

If he had been decertified, Hutchison could have lost his pension, which is scheduled to increase from $20,000 a year to $80,000.

Earlier this year, Hutchison lost his office to term limits but was able to stay on the payroll and qualify for a new pension plan as a chief deputy.

[BigPapaVol]

what's the problem. he clearly deserves the money

[Bennett4UT]

Government employees deserve retirements too. He was convicted of criminal contempt which IMO isn't that big of a deal. The case was over seized drug money used to fund government projects. It isn't like he was using it to buy himself a car. Plus POST chose not to take his certification.

[cd12]

Moncier is an idiot!

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by Bennett4UT

Government employees deserve retirements too. He was convicted of criminal contempt which IMO isn't that big of a deal. The case was over seized drug money used to fund government projects. It isn't like he was using it to buy himself a car. Plus POST chose not to take his certification.

so it's OK to misappropriate funds, then spend that money on things that don't have to be approved through the civic regulatory process. Smells a bit like Iran-Contra money. Additionally, the position change shenanigans to avoid loss of certification actually resulting in a large raise is just stupid.

I don't know the facts, but if they are as presented in the article, he deserves nothing.