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Commission extends interim road-department leadership arrangement, asks for defined duties and compensation review
Summary
After the April 1 meeting the Stark County Commission agreed to continue the temporary leadership arrangement in the road department—three senior employees sharing responsibilities—through the budget cycle and directed administrators to define precise duties and consider pay adjustments if responsibilities increase.
Stark County commissioners moved to continue a temporary leadership structure for the county road department—leaving Todd, Randy and Cody in the interim roles they have been filling—and asked county administrators to define responsibilities, operational lines, and any compensation adjustments.
The road-department transition followed the retirement of long-time superintendent Al Heizer. Commissioners said they want the three senior road staff to operate as a coordinated management team rather than immediately hire a single county engineer. Commissioners asked two commissioners to meet with the three road leaders to outline duties, decision pathways and reporting expectations. The county also discussed that any permanent changes in duties could require compensation adjustments so staff are not asked for uncompensated additional responsibilities.
Commissioners also asked staff to revisit the temporary structure at budget time (targeting July start of new fiscal-cycle decisions) and to test the arrangement through the spring and early busy season. Road-department staff were instructed to track equipment and manpower hours closely where the commission or state attorney’s office might require that documentation (e.g., if the county must remove fencing placed on section lines). Commissioners emphasized the need for clear internal communication so field crews take daily direction from the designated face of leadership while the three-person model is in effect.
No formal personnel action was taken to create a single county engineer; the commission’s direction was to continue the three-way interim arrangement, document roles and bring recommended changes or compensation proposals back to the full commission for approval.
