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RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRESENTMENTS of the Wilkes County Grand Jury, August Term, 2007
AUGUST 2007 We, the Grand Jury of Wilkes County, Georgia, sworn and empanelled during the August, 2007, Term of Wilkes County Superior Court, wish to submit the following: Motion was made, seconded and approved that Robin Durham Booker be elected foreman, Tim Crook as clerk, and Hal W. Clubb, Eddie Finnell, and Glenda H. Blackmon as bailiffs. We especially thank the employees of the District Attorney's Office. To District Attorney Dennis Sanders and Sr. Assistant District Attorney Bill Doupe', we express appreciation for their assistance and council which greatly expedited the deliberations and actions of this Body. This Grand Jury would like to welcome Assistant District Attorney Kevin Majeska to the Toombs Judicial Circuit. We wish to express appreciation to Judge Harold Hinesley for his charge to the Grand Jury. We wish to thank the Clerk of Court, Mildred Peeler, and her staff for their courtesy to this Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury recommends a new coffee pot and sugar be provided for Grand Jury use. We also would like to recommend refreshments such as: cookies, donuts and napkins be made available to the Grand Jury. We would like to give our thanks for the service we received while serving on the Grand Jury. We found the presentation of cases to be very well organized. The District Attorney's office provided good explanations to all questions and concerns expressed by the Grand Jury. We appreciate the District Attorney working diligently to help the Grand Jury finish its duties in a timely manner. The Grand Jury was given the Wilkes County Child Abuse Protocol Report pursuant to the Georgia law. The Grand Jury has received, examined and approved the returns of receipts and disbursements from the clerk of Superior Court, Board of Commissioners, Probate Court, and the Sheriff's Department. We, the Grand Jury, have acted on all bills of indictment brought before this Body without fear, favor or affection toward either party involved. PER DIEM The motion was made and carried that jurors pay be fixed at forty-five ($45.00) dollars per day and bailiff's pay be set at sixty-five ($65.00) dollars per day for the 2008 term. The motion was made and carried that the Foreperson and the clerk of this Body be paid ten ($10.00) dollars per day in addition to the regular jurors pay. BOARD OF TAX EQUALIZATION We, the duly constituted Grand Jury of Wilkes County for the August term 2007, in accordance with Section 48-5-311 of the Official Code of Georgia, hereby appoint the following named persons to the Wilkes County Board of Equalization for the January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2010, term. Member: Tim Standard, Jr. Alternate Member: Arthur Crew, Jr. Alternate Member: Christopher Andrews The Board, after these appointments, will be composed as follows: Members: 1. January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2008, -- Carolyn Harper 2. January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, -- Clara Sutton 3. January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010, -- Tim Standard, Jr. Alternates: 1. January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2008, -- William Derricott 2. January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, -- Rachel Jackson 3. January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2009, -- Thomas Fanning 4. January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010, -- Arthur Crew, Jr. 5. January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010, -- Christopher Andrews We, the duly appointed Grand Jury of Wilkes County, Georgia, August Term 2007, having inspected the Election Returns and Ballots in the office of the Superior Court Clerk, Mildred Peeler, hereby direct the Superior Court Clerk, Mildred Peeler, to destroy all Election Returns and Ballots which are as of this date twenty-four months old or older, this in accordance with Code Section 21-2- 500. For the August Term, 2007, Grand Jury, this the 7th day of August, 2007. Respectfully submitted, Robert Drake, Jr. Rick Callaway Jason Dyson Wilkes Co. Board of Commissioners Grand Jury Report GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY ORDER OF THE COURT It is hereby ordered that the above and foregoing presentments and recommendations of the Grand Jury of Wilkes County, Georgia, for the August 2007 Term be spread upon the minutes of the Superior Court of said county and that same be published in The News-Reporter, the official organ of Wilkes County, Georgia, once. This the 7th day of August, 2007. Harold Hinesley Judge of Superior Court
Toombs Judicial Circuit
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