Laurens County Commissioners approve District Attorney’s request 

The Laurens County Commissioners held a special called meeting Tuesday morning to adopt a resolution with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of the State of Georgia to provide for additional personnel for the Dublin District Attorney’s office. 

According to Laurens County Administrator Bryan Rogers, Dublin District Attorney Harold McLendon talked with him last week about needing this resolution passed. 

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After Laurens County chairwoman Brenda Chain called for action, Commissioner Gerad Mathis made the motion which was second by Commissioner Trae Kemp. Commissioner Jimmy Rogers raised his hand in agreement and the motion was passed and the meeting was adjourned.

“This will give the DA’s office the tools they need to prosecute the criminals in Laurens County to the fullest extent of the law,” Mathis said after the meeting.

The DA’s office for the Dublin Judicial Circuit, which serves Laurens, Johnson, Treutlen and Twiggs counties, is jointly funded by appropriations from the state legislature.

“They have additional employees above and beyond what the state provides,” Rogers said. “We have to contract with them through the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council. The resolution just needed to be approved saying that we are doing that. They wanted it done Friday but there was no way I could call a meeting by then. (McLendon) checked on it, called me and said he needed it done by the early part of the week. The timing wasn’t where we could wait until our next meeting on (June 17). This will allow (the DA’s office) to continue like they are doing now. Every year we have to pass a resolution like this.”