Sullivan County Leaders Have Approved The 2016-17 Fiscal Year Budget. This Spending Plan Was Different Than An Earlier One In That It Allows For Over 600-Thousand Dollars More For The Sheriff’s Office And County Jail Budgets. It Will Cover An Additional 12 Officers , A Position For A Second Jail Nurse And For A Mechanic. Sheriff Wayne Anderson Was Surprised By The Approval Of The Increases But It Was Welcome News. A Lawsuit By The Sheriff Is Still Pending.