A plan to help fund Crime Stoppers and new junk yard rules areamong ordinances under consideration by the Lincoln County Board ofSupervisors. Attorney Bob Allen updated the board on the proposalsduring Tuesday’s board meeting.

One proposal involves adding a $1 assessment to justice courtcitations to help support the county’s Crime Stoppers program.Legislation allows up to a $2 assessment, but Allen suggested the$1 add-on initially to see how much money it would raise.

Also, for a 1 percent administrative cost, Allen said theDepartment of Public Safety will maintain the Crime Stoppersaccount for the county. He suggested that as a way to avoidheadaches associated with managing the account locally.

“I feel much better with the money going to Jackson where itwould be under strict scrutiny,” Allen said.

Supervisors did not act on the proposal Tuesday.

Supervisors are also considering a junk yard ordinance for thecounty. Allen said the board would need a good definition of a junkyard that will cover many possibilities.

“You can’t pass an ordinance that affects one person on oneroad,” Allen said. “It will be county wide.”

County officials agreed it is important to not create otherproblems when trying to deal with current ones. Allen said he wouldresearch state laws regarding junk yards and report back to theboard.

During the discussion, Sheriff Lynn Boyte mentioned the possibleneed for a noise pollution ordinance. He indicated his departmentis receiving more and more loud music calls.

“Sooner or later, we’re going to have to bite the bullet,” Boytesaid.

Supervisors also heard from Phillip O’Brien, a former PikeCounty Justice Court Judge who is now working with counties oncollecting delinquent court fines.

O’Brien said state law allows collections agencies to tack on a25 percent penalty for in-state collections and 50 percent forout-of-state collections. He said the agency would pursue the feesfor the tack-on amount, which would be paid after the countycollects its money.

“We don’t want our portion until you get yours,” O’Briensaid.

Supervisors agreed to have County Administrator David Fields toresearch the delinquent fine total. They would then make a decisionon the matter.

Also Tuesday, Mary Martha Dixon informed the board that ThirdDistrict U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering’s field office is now open in thechamber of commerce building.

Dixon said office hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., but she issometimes out of the office covering a 10-county area in southwestMississippi. She said her coverage area will shrink to six countiesafter another field office opens in Natchez later.