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applicants (or the two positions that had been open was proof that the jobs were “not very desirable." After advertising for three weeks, Buntin noted that just three people applied for the positions of deputy and corrections officer. Only one applicant was from Rappahannock, he added.
Deputy Ronny Hawkins criticized the Supervisors' negative attitude and charged that the Board approached the Sheriff’s request with "closed minds." He questioned the fairness of acting on the proposal for an additional deputy without waiting to determine the feelings of the public.
Voters demonstrated that they wanted law enforcement when they elected Buntin as Sheriff, Hawkins continued. Keeping this in Blind, he maintained A was hard to understand the Board’s negative attitude.
"What some people consider as negative, other people see as positive, countered H. B. Wood.
Hawkins made a last request for the Supervisors to delay action until the regular budget hearing but the Board voted unanimously to delete the request for an additional Sheriff's deputy.
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