The West Virginia Association of Counties concluded a two-day conference discussing the upcoming session of the WV Legislature.
Representatives of 32 county governments from across the state met for two days in Cabell County to discuss items they'd like to see passed in the upcoming session.
Gerry Hough (pictured left), a prosecutor from Gilmer County and president of the West Virginia Association of Counties, says there are several issues that needed to be brought up in the two-day conference.
The issues ranged from the cost to counties for sending criminals to the regional jails to increasing the number of voters assigned to precincts.
"Our county workers are somewhat forgotten, although we're the front line workers, in terms of government. We're the front line to contact folks, the lowest paid and probably the least respected," Hough said.
The annual meeting includes assessors, circuit and county clerks, county commissioners, prosecutors and sheriffs.
Sheriff John Hawkins says one of their biggest issues is eliminating term limits. West Virginia is one of only three states in the country that has term limits for sheriffs.
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