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Board approves chief mechanic job description; compensation, posting to be handled by committee
Summary
The board approved a new chief mechanic job description to oversee the transportation shop. Trustees instructed staff to take the pay/placement to the compensation committee; hiring/hours depend on budget amendment or internal promotion.
The Coffee County Board of Education voted 8-0 to approve a job description for a new chief mechanic position in the transportation department, creating a supervisory role to oversee bus-shop operations and parts procurement.
Transportation director Tim Morris told trustees the district is short on bus-driver availability and that shop staff are strained: “I need somebody that I can put in charge of the shop to turn that shop completely over to them and let them run the shop under me,” he said.
Board members approved the job description but discussed next steps: compensation and whether the position will be posted externally or filled by internal promotion. Trustees emphasized usual practice of sending new salary requests to the compensation committee for review and recommendation. Morris and staff said if the position can be covered within existing budget lines he will proceed but that a budget amendment may be required if the compensation level exceeds current allocations.
Board members also asked about verifying years of experience for internal candidates; staff said payroll and HR prefer documented records and will accept letters and supporting evidence when personnel files are incomplete.
The board’s approval creates the position on paper. Trustees directed the district to pursue the compensation-committee review and to return to the board with pay recommendations and a hiring plan, including whether the district will post the vacancy or promote from the current three mechanics.
