NEWS
County commissioners begin hearing budget requests
By DANI BLACKBURN
Montague County Commissioners conducted a budget workshop at the end of its regular meeting on Monday.
After exhausting all other efforts in funding area centers, Helen Farabee Director Roddy Atkins approached Montague County Commissioners to request an additional $8,000 in funds.
The funds would double the current contribution from $8,000 to $16,000.
Meanwhile, District Judge Jack McGaughey asked the court for double the amount in pay for jurors, increasing the amount from $7 to $14 a day. McGaughey explained Clay County currently pays $20 and Archer County is $15, which is a good deal more than the current rate for Montague.
McGaughey also asked for a change in software used by the county. Administrators currently use LGS, but he explained he simply can’t access the software while in Clay County and often has to call for maintenance.
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The Montague County Commissioner’s proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month during its Tuesday session.
The court faced a brief agenda following the Memorial Day holiday. Kimberly Davis of the Adult Protective Services team for Montague and Clay County presented the proclamation. Working and living in Montague County, she said they handled 1,756 total cases last year and of those 162 were investigated in Montague County.
Davis explained elder abuse comes in many forms both physical, mental and financial, impacting men and women, old and younger and from all ethnic and economic backgrounds. Commissioners approved the proclamation and thanked Davis for her work.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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