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Public commenter raises oath, bond concerns; county attorney declines to address case-specific legal questions
Summary
A member of the public told supervisors deputies had not been properly sworn in and warned of potential legal consequences; the county attorney said he could not answer case-specific questions during the meeting.
BENTON COUNTY — During the public-comment portion of the meeting a resident criticized county officers’ adherence to oaths and bonding requirements and warned that allegedly improper practices could trigger lawsuits. County legal staff declined to provide case-specific answers at the meeting.
A speaker who identified himself as Danny Carroll addressed the supervisors, saying elected officers and deputies must be sworn to uphold the constitution and citing ‘‘chapter 63’’ when describing bond and oath requirements. Carroll said, as recorded in the meeting, that officers…
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