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Richland County commissioners approve intercounty funds transfer authority, personnel actions and Everbridge contract

Richland County Board of Commissioners · February 4, 2026
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Summary

At their Feb. 3 meeting the Richland County Board approved a renewal allowing the Job and Family Services director to transfer public-assistance allocations between counties, approved a one-day suspension for a JFS employee, accepted a council director’s resignation and authorized a third-year Everbridge weather-notification contract at $21,876.81.

The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 approved several routine administrative actions, including a renewal that authorizes the director of Job and Family Services to transfer public-assistance funds between counties and personnel moves following executive sessions.

Laurie Betson, director of Job and Family Services, told commissioners that the renewal is “just a renewal of a resolution that we put in once last year about this time” that allows her to authorize transfers of public-assistance funds such as TANF, SNAP and income-maintenance dollars between counties when one…

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