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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 pre-trial services and it will help people who have mental health issues find places to go to deal with that," he said.
The court also handled a series of routine administrative items and motions in a single consent-style sequence: it approved listing several county items on GovDeals (a Red Cross van, a 2013 sheriff Tahoe, an animal-control semi-trailer and a 2015 Ford F-250), authorized advertising for two 2026 Ford Explorer police-interceptor vehicles, approved the road department's annual bid advertisements and a truck replacement advertisement, appointed Leedonia Williamson to the senior citizens board through June 30, 2028, and approved new hires (Tara Martin as an E-911 telecommunicator, Brianna McFersonson as assistant parks director, and Clinton Halt as a Class B road driver).
The court also approved Resolution 2026-1 requesting that a portion of Highway 68 be designated a scenic byway, accepted the treasurer’s January month-end report, approved departmental appropriation transfers, authorized a budgeted bank transfer of $100,000 from the Alcohol Beverage Control fund to the general fund (sheriff’s fund), approved paying the bills, and authorized signing recent opioid settlement documents to be sent to counsel. The court set the July meeting for July 16 at 9:00 a.m. and assigned Sheriff Hill and Roy Watkins to review a resident request to reduce the speed limit on Toy York Lane and return with a recommendation at the next meeting.
Why it matters: The Senate Bill 90 navigator places a state-supported service inside the county judicial building that could provide alternatives to custody for people with mental-health needs. The other actions reflect routine county operations: asset management, personnel decisions, and routine budget transfers.
Next steps: County staff will execute the lease when provided by the state, advertise for requested bids and post surplus items to GovDeals, and the sheriff and Roy Watkins will inspect Toy York Lane and report back at the next scheduled meeting.
