You've got to remember this county is growing. At Simmons' recommendation, the committee agreed to recommend to the County Council the elevation of one of the part-time magistrate's position to full time. Current full-time magistrates include Simmons, who primarily works on Hilton Head, C.L. Smith and Darlene Smith in Bluffton. The two part-time magistrates are Joe McDomick who operates primarily in the St. Helena office and Joseph Kline, who operates the Dale office. Because of Kline's work schedule in Savannah, he is unavailable for day-time hours during the week, Simmons said.
All magistrates rotate taking weekend jail duty.