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Commissioners say appointments to jail oversight panel will appear on next consent agenda
Summary
Nancy Ward met with Columbia County commissioners to express interest in joining the jail oversight citizens advisory committee (JOCAC). Commissioners instructed staff to place the appointment of Nancy Ward and Hal Carroll on next week's consent agenda rather than acting at the work session.
Nancy Ward told the Columbia County Board of Commissioners at the June 18 work session that she wants to join the county’s jail oversight citizens advisory committee to increase public confidence that levy funds are spent “wisely and thoughtfully.”
Ward said oversight and clear processes matter to her because some prior measures had not succeeded and residents are “very concerned about how money is being spent.” She described a preference for a robust committee…
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