By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the Jan. 7 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors asked for more information regarding requested Payroll Change Notices for Charles Abel and Casey Jones, both with the County Attorney’s department. County Attorney Dana Minteer explained the requests are related to additional workload caused by the departure of a staff member.
Supervisor Steve Smith said he’s unsure if the supervisors can/should weigh-in on such matters, when the department’s budget stays within approved parameters. Supervisor Maggie Armstrong said she’s requested an opinion on this from Mike Galloway (with the law firm of Ahlers & Cooney). The supervisors voted to table the two Payroll Change Notices until the Thursday, Jan. 9 meeting.
Health Service Director Jotham Arber and the supervisors discussed the Mental Health budget for Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
County Engineer Josh Sebern updated the supervisors on a draft of the county’s Dust Control Policy. He asked the supervisors to give formal approval of the policy by the end of next week, if possible.
The supervisors approved payroll change notices for four employees, as follows:
- Spencer Irwin (new hire for roads department) at $28.80 per hour.
- Jeremy Bennett (sheriff department). Change from Chief Deputy to Deputy. Pay change from $86,593 to $84,555 yearly.
- Todd Thorn (sheriff department). Change from Deputy to Chief Deputy. Pay change from $84,555 to $86,593 yearly.
- Kelcee Hodzic (sheriff department). Change due to completing probationary period. Pay change from $23 to $23.85 hourly.
The next regular meeting of the supervisors will be Thursday, Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#.