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Commissioners discuss hiring outside firm to review county fire services; no final approval, staff directed to scope options
Summary
The Newton County board discussed seeking a third-party, systematic review of county fire services including policies, hiring and operations; commissioners expressed support for an independent audit but raised questions about cost, scope, procurement and whether to use ACCG or sheriff's office resources. No spending was approved at the meeting.
Newton County commissioners on July 15 discussed a proposal to contract a third-party firm to perform a systematic review of the county's fire services covering policies, hiring practices and operations, but did not approve spending at the meeting and asked staff to develop a scope and cost estimate.
Acting county manager James Brown presented the request, saying he had discussed the need for an outside analysis with the HR director and the fire chief and that "we all agree this needs to be beneficial overall for fire services." Commissioners with…
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