Highway foremen on-call plan trimmed as ERT pay proposal advances
Aug 31, 2026
Highway Superintendent Donnie Lueken withdrew a separate on-call pay request for district foremen if the Emergency Response Time increase to double time is approved; previously he had proposed a $1/hour increase per foreman (~$200/month).
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During budget review the Highway Superintendent described a plan to have County Dispatch contact one of three district foremen for emergency calls instead of routing all calls to him. At the Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 17 he had recommended increasing each foreman’s pay by $1 per hour (about $200 per month per district) as on-call compensation.
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