Augusta County supervisors debate minutes wording, legal reimbursements and Alford pleas Supervisors debated the November 12 minutes and whether they should reflect that deputies entered Alford pleas rather than were "innocent." A motion to amend the minutes to add that language failed 4–3; the board then approved the minutes as originally presented, 5–2. The exchange included a December letter from an Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney clarifying the court outcomes.

Augusta County supervisors are in hot water over the wording of meeting minutes that could impact legal reimbursements for deputies who entered Alford pleas instead of being acquitted.

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