The contract returned to the board's December 1, 2025 agenda. After reviewing two applications, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
Franklin County commissioners award juvenile prosecutor contract to Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
The county has a new arrangement to keep juvenile court prosecution funded after previously paying Kevin McFarlin directly.
December 1, 2025: Juvenile Prosecutor Contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
At a glance
What this means now
The story
In January 2025, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to keep funding a juvenile court prosecutor after a grant that had covered the position expired. The board agreed to pay $10K toward a total of $50K per year for prosecutor Kevin McFarlin to continue.
At a work session in late November 2025, the board chair presented a proposed contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C. to provide juvenile circuit prosecutor services for $12,500 per year.
The contract returned to the board's December 1, 2025 agenda. After reviewing two applications, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedJuvenile Prosecutor Contract
Juvenile Prosecutor Contract
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Juvenile Prosecutor Contract
Juvenile Prosecutor Contract
ApprovedconfirmedJuvenile Prosecutor Contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
Two applications were received and were reviewed, the
recommendation is Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
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Juvenile Prosecutor Contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
Two applications were received and were reviewed, the recommendation is Dyal Jenkins, P.C.
DiscusseddiscussedJuvenile Prosecutor contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C. for Juvenile Circuit Services
Chair Long presented a proposed contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C. for
Juvenile Circuit Services for a Juvenile Prosecutor in the amount of $12,500 per
year
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Juvenile Prosecutor contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C. for Juvenile Circuit Services
Chair Long presented a proposed contract with Dyal Jenkins, P.C. for Juvenile Circuit Services for a Juvenile Prosecutor in the amount of $12,500 per year
Appeared on agendaproposedJuvenile Prosecutor contract
Juvenile Persecutor Contact - Discussion
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Juvenile Prosecutor contract
Juvenile Persecutor Contact - Discussion
ApprovedconfirmedContinued county funding for Juvenile Court Prosecutor Kevin McFarlin after grant expiration
They are requesting each county pay $10K, Mr. McFarlin has agreed to
continue for the $50K per year.
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Continued county funding for Juvenile Court Prosecutor Kevin McFarlin after grant expiration
They are requesting each county pay $10K, Mr. McFarlin has agreed to continue for the $50K per year.
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