Sullivan County Department Heads Are Sending In Their Wish List To County Leaders. Circuit Court Clerk Tommy Kerns Is Asking For Three New Deputy Clerks At A Cost Of Over 71-Thousand Plus Benefits. He’s Ask For Additional Help In Times Past But Never Received It. District Attorney General Barry Staubus Is Seeking An Increase To Hire Two Secretaries And To Pay For State Mandated Step Raises For Three Assistant District Attorneys At A Cost Of 60-Thousand. The Total Cost Of This And Other Departments Would Be Just Over 160-Thousand.