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Commissioners fund animal shelter part‑time help and dispatcher upgrades but decline routine on‑call pay
Summary
The board agreed by consensus to fund one part‑time kennel assistant (offsetting the one‑time camera purchase), to upgrade 911 supervisory pay and create a chief dispatcher role, and to decline a routine hourly on‑call payment for animal services and 911; staff said the net increase is about $30,000 to the budget.
Burke County commissioners reached a consensus during the work session to add recurring funding for one part‑time kennel assistant at the animal shelter, to approve a regrade and supervisory upgrade in the 911 communications center, and not to create automatic hourly on‑call pay for those departments. Staff said the net annual budget increase from the moves is roughly $30,000.
The board discussed whether to buy camera equipment for the animal shelter or add staff. After…
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