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Carbon County commissioners approve staffing shifts as budget pressures mount
Summary
Facing rising health-care and operating costs, the Carbon County Board approved abolishing two grant-funded probation posts, established a certified recovery specialist position, and endorsed staffing changes in the communications center while warning the county may need short-term borrowing to cover cash-flow gaps.
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 11 voted to abolish two pretrial probation positions formerly paid by grant funds, approved creating a certified recovery specialist position, and authorized changes to dispatch staffing amid a broader discussion about the county’s budget shortfalls.
During the salary-board portion of the meeting, officials said the two pretrial positions were grant-funded and that the grant had ended. A judge who opposed eliminating the posts said he would vote against abolishing them…
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