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Marshall County to host state-funded case navigator; court approves leases, hires, surpluses and transfers
Summary
The fiscal court agreed to provide office space for a state-funded case navigator created under Senate Bill 90 and approved a bundle of routine items including surplus sales, new hires, a scenic-byway resolution, and a $100,000 budgeted bank transfer.
The Marshall County Fiscal Court on March 17 approved providing a corner of the law library in the judicial building as office space for a state-funded case navigator operating under Senate Bill 90. Jason, the county presenter, told the court the navigator is a pretrial-services option intended to help people with mental-health needs find treatment and alternatives to incarceration; he said the position will be a state employee and will come at no cost to the county. The court authorized the judge to sign a lease agreement when the state provides it.
Jason described the program as a pilot used in nearby counties: "Senate Bill 90 ... is a kind of an arm of…
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