Boone County’s longtime sheriff is hoping voters statewide approve Amendment 6 next week. Sheriff Dwayne Carey joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour this weekend on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.” Sheriff Carey tells listeners that Amendment 6 would correct a recent Missouri Supreme Court decision that overturned a $3 fee that's been in place since 1983. Sheriff Carey addressed critics who say Amendment 6 would target the poor. He tells listeners that "what people need to realize is the (Missouri) sheriff’s retirement system was established in 1983." He's referring to House Bill 81, which was signed by then-Governor Kit Bond. The $3 fund is for the sheriff’s retirement as well as former sheriffs, former prosecutors and former circuit attorneys. Sheriff Carey emphasizes it was a bipartisan effort to get the issue on the ballot and thanks numerous lawmakers in both parties for assisting. Sheriff Carey praises Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) and State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City). Sheriff Carey also praises the assistance of State Reps. Kathy Steinhoff, David Tyson Smith and Adrian Plank (all D-Columbia) and State Rep. Richard Brown (D-Kansas City) for helping get the measure out of committee and on the ballot. Sheriff Carey and Mr. Parry also discussed public safety during the hour-long interview, including crime and gangs:

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