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Commissioner says liability concerns led to coroner funding suggestion
He says claim of having information that would "shut Covington down" not a factor
Coroner Dorothea Bailey-Butts speaks to the Newton County Board of Commissioners Jan. 19 at the Historic Courthouse.
- photo by Tom Spigolon
COVINGTON, Ga. — A commissioner says he was worried about the liability to the county from use of a contract employee who had not been paid when he suggested a one-time payment to the new coroner to set up her office.