DECATUR, Ga. – As many businesses and government agencies slash jobs, the DeKalb County marshal’s office is hiring.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the county commission voted Tuesday to add four deputy marshals. The office is in charge of serving civil papers for the county’s state and magistrate courts.
Commissioner Larry Johnson says the marshal’s office is the only county department currently hiring as other face threats of layoffs.
Chief Marshal Steve Mann says the department’s workload has increased because of a rise in eviction notices, wage garnishment and civil lawsuits.
The department will spend $320,354 annually on the new staff, but Johnson says most of that will be funded by fees the marshals collect for serving papers.