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Board approves revised Childress & Justice juvenile indigent defense contract; fee structures to be revisited
Summary
The board approved a revised juvenile indigent defense contract with Childress & Justice, discussed guardian ad litem staffing and removed certain additional fees with direction to revisit fee structure in January when full case counts are available.
Spalding County commissioners voted to approve a revision to the juvenile indigent defense contract with Childress & Justice and discussed staffing levels and fee structures.
Commissioners said earlier caseload counts suggested one provider managed too many juvenile cases; staff explained the county had been running about 146 cases for a single person and to address that the county placed two guardian ad litems (GALs) to split the workload. Commissioners asked for clearer case counts and questioned additional contract fees; staff said they had worked during the session to remove certain additional fees from the version before the board and would revisit fee structures in January after collecting complete case counts.
The board approved the contract revision in a single vote and staff confirmed the contract does not require a second reading because it is a procurement action rather than an ordinance.
