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Macon County approves new transport deputy and reallocation of transport budget for involuntary commitments
Summary
The board approved reallocating transport funds and adding a transport deputy position after the sheriff said criminal‑transport duties cannot be contracted out; commissioners approved moving funds from overtime and other lines to cover a $105,000 transport contract and a $73,476 fully‑loaded deputy position.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s request to reallocate existing transport funds and add one transport deputy position to the proposed budget.
Sheriff Holbrooks told the board the county had budgeted roughly $175,000 in the transport line for fiscal year operations but that the county’s responsibilities for transporting…
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