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Magistrate judge asks to keep part-time constable as ARPA funds end; commissioners defer to budget cycle
Summary
Judge Rita Cavanaugh asked the board to allow a part-time constable paid by ARPA to remain funded through June while the county transitions funding decisions into the regular budget process; commissioners agreed the personnel decision will be resolved during the budget cycle.
Magistrate Judge Rita Cavanaugh told the Spalding County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 that the part-time constable paid with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds has been essential to the court's operations and that the county would lose ARPA support when the grant ends.
The judge said the part-time constable,…
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