Disagreements about Marshal Joe Turnbough’s activity log continued at the Dec. 8 meeting as aldermen Sundi Joe Graham and Courtney Abel asked for the sixth month in a row that reports be more detailed, including car mileage and hours.

“I got my mileage from last month to this month -- 192 miles,” Turnbough told aldermen that count is for the last two months. “Of course I am on call all the time. I have a new phone, so I don’t have everything.”

Turnbough said during his first week he had 178 phone calls, 238 text messages, 45 work-related emails, nuisance violations, emails, drug activity, domestic assaults, assaults, animal abuse, animal control, death investigation and a robbery at Casey General Store.

“I also gave CPR last night to our second positive COVID person,” Turnbough said. “One made it, one didn’t.”

Alderman Jeanette Struemph asked if Turnbough was wearing personal protective gear during the call.

“I don’t really have any,” Turnbough said. “I have assisted deputies a lot.”

Following his report, Graham asked Turnbough where he was getting his log information from.

“It comes to my phone,” Turnbough said. “I also get it on my email as well.”

Graham asked if the information coming to Turnbough’s phone provides start and end time and Turnbough said sometimes.

“One of the things that we asked for on your mileage was your starting mileage and your ending mileage on your class, not a month,” Graham reiterated for the fourth month in a row. “That just tells us what your mileage is, not what your start and ending mileage was. Your starting mileage and ending mileage on your activity call is what you agreed on right?”

Alderman Tony Gieck, who resigned during the closed session of the meeting, said he understood in a round-a-bout way why Turnbough can’t record the mileage every time, because he doesn’t think about it when it is an emergency.

Alderman Courtney Abel said when she worked on the department, they gave “42” beginning mileage and ending mileage.

Turnbough said tomorrow after the meeting is a new day, so he will give dispatch what his beginning mileage is there and then the ending mileage at the end of the month.

“Ours was submitted on a daily basis,” Abel said.

Turnbough said he is a deputy for the sheriff’s department and gives his mileage on a monthly basis. Abel said that is not what the deputy said at the last meeting, and suggested that instead of writing the mileage down daily, Turnbough could call the sheriff’s department and print out his forms.

“It’s called a daily report log,” Abel said.

Graham said that is what they have asked for but Turnbough’s mileage isn’t anywhere on there. Turnbough said he put his mileage on the back but he can put it on the front next time if Graham wants.

“It has nothing to do with it being on the front or the back,” Graham said. “This just tells me 192 miles total. That doesn’t tell me anything. Explain it to me if I am overthinking this.”

Abel agreed it is not telling aldermen how much Turnbough is patrolling on a daily basis.

Struemph explained that Turnbough should write down his mileage just like emergency services does between each call. Turnbough asked what he should do if he takes his personal vehicle and Struemph said he still needs to write down his mileage.

“This is new and I am trying to work with Maries County,” Turnbough said. “It will get better.”

Graham also asked for dates on the activity log, and Struemph asked that Turnbough work with dispatch to collect all of the information for the board. Turnbough said he also had some of his on-call time down, but says he is on call all the time. Abel asked if he was using a form.

Graham pointed out that she had printed an example log that Turnbough could use, but he says he doesn’t want to. Turnbough asked how he would record a call where someone wants him to sit on their couch and talk.

“Date, time, end result,” Graham said.

Turnbough said he would work on trying to improve the log. Struemph said the log could work in their favor if they ever end up in a court battle over something and Abel said that information should be available in the sheriff’s log.