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Spalding County staff asks commissioners to activate $200,952 accountability court grant
Summary
At a board meeting, staff requested activation of a fiscal year 2026 accountability court subgrant awarded by the Spalding County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council totaling $200,952 (including matching funds). Commissioners voiced support; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Leslie Heffern, presenter, asked the Spalding County Board of Commissioners to activate the fiscal year 2026 accountability court subgrant awarded through the county Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The subgrant amount was reported as $170,000.809, with $30,143 in matching funds for a stated total of $200,952.
The request would fund the county’s accountability court program, a justice-system service the presenter said the funds support. The board offered immediate praise: “You have knocking the ball out of the park over and over again,” Commissioner (unnamed) told Judge Osterre during the discussion, thanking staff and program partners for the work.
County officials did not record a formal motion or vote on activation in the transcript provided. Commissioners asked a few logistical questions; one commissioner asked whether they needed to reconvene later the same evening to finalize the request, and staff replied that they did not believe that was necessary.
The request to activate the grant and the discussion of next steps were presented as a staff action item; the transcript records no formal, recorded vote or adopted motion on the grant activation.
The board’s comments included recognition of program partners and an expression of support for the accountability court’s planned work with the awarded funds. The transcript does not include further detail about program budgeting or specific deliverables attached to the subgrant.
Looking ahead, commissioners did not record a vote in the meeting minutes excerpt provided; the matter may return to the board if formal approval or further action is required.
