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Committee disallows child-death claim, approves carryforwards and raises capital threshold
Summary
Marathon County's HR & Finance Committee voted to disallow a claim related to a child's death, set minimum sale prices on two tax-deeded parcels, approved carryforward of restricted funds including a veterans relief replenishment, and moved to raise the county's capital asset threshold from $5,000 to $10,000.
The Marathon County HR & Finance Committee voted to disallow a December 5 claim filed by Mercedes Holmes concerning the death of her child, Zalen Bernett, a three-year-old placed in a treatment foster home licensed by another agency. Staff told the committee that law enforcement and social service investigations found no wrongdoing and outside counsel and the county's insurance carrier recommended disallowance. Chair Gibbs moved to disallow the claim "in conjunction with the…
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