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Quorum Court postpones public discussion of sheriff's office internal probe after legal debate
Summary
Washington County Quorum Court members debated whether to discuss an internal investigation into alleged misuse of county property at the sheriff’s office and voted to postpone the matter until either next month or until an opinion is received from the state attorney general.
Washington County’s County Services Committee postponed public discussion of an internal investigation into alleged misuse of county property at the sheriff’s office after members and legal advisers disagreed about whether the inquiry should be handled in public or in executive session.
The committee voted to postpone agenda item 7 — the county’s internal investigation into allegations of misuse of county property at the sheriff’s office — until next month or until an attorney general’s opinion is received. The motion to postpone, made by Justice Brauns and seconded by Justice Lines, passed after a roll call that produced nine votes in favor and six opposed.
The motion to remove item 7 from the agenda failed earlier in the meeting…
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