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Baldwin County fires county manager over inconsistencie found in financial audit

To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Baldwin County commissioners made a significant personnel change on Wednesday. According to video of a called meeting on Wednesday, Baldwin County Commission has voted to terminate City Manager Carlos Tobar’s contract. District 3 Commissioner Sammy Hall said the city decided after a forensic audit found inconsistencies in the county’s handling of money. Hall said nothing illegal had been found, but a series of bad accounting practices had put the county in a difficult situation financially. The audit was initiated after Milledgeville City Manager Hank Griffeth sent a letter to county officials last fall stating the county owed the city nearly $5 million in unpaid SPLOST and TSPLOST funds. The letter cited more than $2.3 million in SPLOST funds and more than $2.5 million in TSPLOST funds based on collections reported by the Georgia Department of Revenue. In a vote during the meeting, which was posted by the commission , commissioners named Hall the acting county manager until a new person is appointed for the r

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