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Council and commissioners approve creation of CASA department; community groups give updates
Summary
The County’s job-classification panel recommended — and commissioners subsequently approved — designating CASA as a county department. The meeting also included updates from the Marshall County Museum and public praise for a new Dustin’s Place facility.
Marshall County’s job-classification committee and commissioners moved on Sept. 8 to create CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) as a county department, changing pay and reporting structures for its director and ensuring the role will be a department head position.
Why it matters: Reclassifying CASA as a department moves its director into department-head status, which affects reporting lines, budgeting and access to county personnel resources. Committee members said the decision followed discussions about funding and placement within the county organizational…
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