Commissioners approve budget amendment and finalize $40,000 settlement with Delbert Smith

Oct 6, 2025

The board approved budget amendment 20‑25‑13, moved funding for law enforcement/public safety complex work and finalized a $40,000 settlement with Delbert Smith (payment within 30 days), and approved paying an employee under courthouse payroll during transition to the sheriff’s budget.

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Union County commissioners on Oct. 6 approved a budget amendment that formalized previously directed uses of funds: reallocating approximately $101,000 for law enforcement expenditures tied to the public safety complex and recording a $40,000 settlement payment to Delbert Smith, which the county coordinator said was accepted with conditions including payment within 30 days.

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