ELKINS — Sheriff Rob Elbon offered the Randolph County Commission a report on his office’s 2022 activities.

During the commissioners’ most recent meeting, Elbon told them his office answered 5,080 calls last year. The calls generated 385 cases with a total of 523 offenses, including 145 felony offenses and 378 misdemeanor offenses.

The Sheriff’s Office arrested 136 individuals for a total of 193 offenses, including 29 drug arrests.

Elbon’s office investigated 310 collisions, including 193 reportable collisions and 117 private property exchanges.

The Sheriff’s Office performed 1,197 traffic stops in 2022, issuing 310 citations for 371 violations, and also issuing 348 warnings.

“So we do still have compassion for folks,” Elbon said.

His office totaled 146 civil process attempts by law enforcement, including 59 writs.

The Sheriff’s Office performed 59 transports “in and out of the county, 26 of those were mental hygiene hearings,” Elbon said.

“Our total activity for 2022 was 6,277 activity calls, including traffic stops, and we ran 228,500 patrol miles in the county while doing that,” he added. “And there’s another 19,000 miles for civil process.”

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Also during the meeting, the three commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the public comment policy for Randolph County Commission meetings.

Commission President David Kesling said, “We’re looking to amend our public comment policy by just two lines.

“It says, ‘As such, the commission will set an agenda for each regular meeting’s public comment regarding agenda items. Individuals who wish to address the commission are requested to place their name and indicate which agenda item they wish to comment on.'”

Kesling and Commissioner Chris See and Cris Siler all voted in favor of approving the amendment.

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Kesling read a letter during the meeting that was sent to the commission from the Town of Beverly.

“The Town of Beverly and the Beverly Wastewater Treatment Plant would like to offer our gratitude for the support in our endeavor to purchase a sludge truck,” the letter stated. “The operations of the plant require hauling the sludge to Weston, sometimes numerous times throughout the week.

“The older truck was requiring additional maintenance and repairs, resulting in downtime and the cost of the repairs,” the letter reads. “With the generous donation from the Randolph County Commission we were able to purchase a 2014 International tanker truck to fit our specifications, that will enable us to haul larger loads. This purchase has greatly improved our daily and weekly operations.”

“This was part of our COVID money that we passed out to cities and municipalities throughout the county,” Kesling said.