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Choctaw County approves two part-time road hires at $20 and $18 an hour
Summary
The commission approved hiring Emmanuel Williams and Johnny Beard as part-time road employees after the county engineer said budget changes required converting two full-time positions to part time.
The Choctaw County Commission on Oct. 7 approved hiring two part-time road employees: Emmanuel Williams at $20 per hour and Johnny Beard at $18 per hour, following a recommendation from the county engineer.
The county engineer told commissioners the budget hearing process required converting two previously planned full-time road positions into part-time roles to make the budget work. He recommended Williams and Beard, saying Williams holds Class A commercial driver—s licenses and both men were eager to join county work. The engineer said the plan is for the hires to help run new equipment and perform hauling and other road duties as needed.
Commissioner Mosley moved to hire the two on a part-time basis at the recommended hourly rates; Commissioner Cherry seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The hiring is intended to provide qualified operators to run equipment the engineer expects to order soon. The engineer told the commission he considered the candidates— enthusiasm and prior public-service experience in making the recommendation. The record shows the positions were approved as part-time hires; benefit details and total annual hours were not specified in the meeting.
The commission did not discuss additional budget line-item changes at length during the vote; the engineer said the part-time staffing change had been accounted for in the budget hearings.
