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Judge: Board must hear fired deputies case again
Civil Services Board voted in private to reinstate deputies after inmate escaped
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Former Hall County Deputies Larry Henslee, left, and Jack Dodd confer during the hearing.
A ruling by the Civil Services Board to reinstate two Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies who were fired after an inmate escaped must be voted on again. Judge Andrew Fuller ruled in Superior Court Tuesday that the board, when reversing the termination of former Deputies Jack Dodd and Larry Henslee, violated open meetings laws by holding the vote in executive session. “The court finds that the essence of open meetings laws allows for the public to see the vote,” Fuller said.