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Investigators ask for two new positions as DCS referrals climb to 548 last year
Blount County Budget Committee · March 27, 2026
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Summary
Law‑enforcement presenters requested a third child‑abuse investigator at the Child Advocacy Center and an investigator to handle adult protective services referrals after DCS referrals rose to 548 in the most recent year and APS referrals to 226.
Blount County investigators asked the budget committee to add two positions to address sharply higher child‑welfare and elder‑abuse caseloads.
Ron, a supervisory investigator, said the county initially assigned a full‑time child‑abuse investigator to the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in 2021 and later added a second investigator. He…
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