During public comment at the Aug. 26 Wichita County Commissioners Court meeting, Kurt Wolf, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer and Director of the CSDB, thanked multiple county departments and staff members for support to juvenile probation operations. Wolf named Tanya Rushing in HR, Matt Davis (budget/grants support), maintenance director Ricky Sachs and the sheriff’s deputies for prompt assistance during audits, renovations and field incidents.

Wolf described a state inspection of the detention center and said maintenance fixed a faulty water fountain before inspectors completed their review; he also praised maintenance’s work on cinder-block repairs and renovations. “They do all this and they say we're done. And Ricky goes in and goes no you're not. No you're not,” Wolf said, describing maintenance’s follow-through.

Separately, the county auditor’s office announced it has completed an asset audit of sheriff’s vehicles and equipment conducted with Sheriff Duke’s staff and pledged to bring results back to the court within a couple of weeks for any necessary clean-up or actions.

Other public comments at the meeting included brief reports on a local event (the Hotter Hill 100) and a reminder that a public hearing to adopt the tax rate and budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the same courtroom.