Sheriff Farris Leading Second TSA Meeting As President Beginning Tuesday

Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said mental health, officer benefits and technology improvements will be discussed at the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association meeting.

Farris said as association president, he has appointed three committees that will start meeting Tuesday.

“We’re trying to drill down on certain areas and certain subjects that pertain to the sheriffs across the state and make sure we got all the expertise on hand in these committee meetings and work with the lobbyist,” Farris said.

Farris said the two-day convention will also include an overview from the FBI regarding the Nashville Christmas Bombing. Farris said the goal is to funnel the resources and knowledge down to the county level.

“It’s a good training,” Farris said. “All sheriffs across the state, all 94 sheriffs, are certainly trying to do the best they can for their respective county. We consider the sheriff’s association the heart and soul of training and the latest and greatest techniques.”

This will be Farris’ second meeting as the association’s president. Farris said work from the first convention revolved around a Sheriff’s role in executing executive orders. A bill was proposed requiring sheriffs to enforce the Governor’s order’s, but Farris said the legislation was defeated by the association.

“The sheriff’s or the elected constitutional branch of each county government that protects the citizens, we certainly wouldn’t want someone in a higher authority, no matter what level of government it’s on, making some kind of executive orders or mandates that’s unconstitutional that would affect the good citizens of this county,” Farris said.