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County to hold May 11 hearing on resolution that could shift DSS oversight to commissioners
Summary
The board was told the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners will hold a May 11 public hearing on a resolution under 'general statute 153 a - 77' to assume governance of the local DSS board; members debated pausing a pending director hire until after the hearing.
Chair (S1) told the Rutherford County Department of Social Services board on April 15 that the county commissioners will hold a public hearing at 5 p.m. on May 11 to consider a resolution, read in the meeting as under "general statute 153 a - 77," that could transfer governance of the local DSS board to the Board of Commissioners.
"On May 11 at 5PM in this room, the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners will have a public hearing," the Chair said, summarizing the advertised hearing and the potential effect: if the commissioners pass the resolution, the commissioners would assume the duties of the local DSS board and the board would become an advisory…
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