Commissioners approve sheriffs department personnel changes

The county commissioners voted to approve multiple personnel changes in the sheriffs department after a presentation from a department representative. The changes include several replacements and new hires with stated starting pay rates and hours. The action cleared the floor with a motion and an affirmative voice vote; no members registered opposition during the proceeding. The sheriffs department representative described the roster changes as replacements for recently departed employees. According to the department representative, the hires and changes announced included: a part-time kitchen position to start at $21.63 per hour at up to 28 hours per week; an employee identified as Colby Roberts to begin at a $45,000 annual salary replacing Isaiah Jenkins; Colton Moore to begin at $45,000 replacing Marcus Stoverga (who left in March); and a deputy position associated with a grant (described as funded from "Image and Mercy"). The representative said a former deputy clerk had earned roughly $39.06 per hour and the incoming deputy clerk would come in at $33,000 (annual). The county representative also noted ongoing turnover at the jail and the office and the need to fill those positions. The minutes included an institutional head count for the jail during the meeting: "151 inmates currently in custody," and references to contract inmates and housing for females. The commission did not record a roll-call tally by member names in the transcript excerpt; the chair called for the vote and indicated there were no votes opposed. The commissioners did not discuss additional policy changes or budget reallocations in the excerpted discussion. Staff follow-up or implementation steps were not specified in the transcript excerpt.