Magistrate Cleveland outlines budget dispute

Magistrate Cleveland outlines budget dispute

The Americus Times-Recorder recently covered complaints made by Magistrate Crystal Cleveland to the Sumter County Board of Commissioners in the article “County denies pay to magistrate employee.” The ATR recently reached out to Cleveland seeking greater clarity about the dispute over her budget. Cleveland detailed how each year, Sumter County’s designated budget agent distributes standard worksheets to each department head and the elected offici…