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Commissioners debate highway department hours, Friday staffing and holiday pay practices
Summary
At a Lee County Commission work session, commissioners discussed staffing the county engineering and administrative office on Fridays and debated leave and holiday pay practices related to the highway department's four‑10 work schedule.
Lee County commissioners spent a significant portion of their work session discussing highway department work schedules, staffing on Fridays and related personnel policies.
Commissioners reiterated a long‑standing arrangement in which highway road crews work four 10‑hour days (commonly Monday–Thursday), a schedule some commissioners and staff said helps recruit and retain workers. At the same time, commissioners raised concerns about public access to engineering and administrative services on Fridays and whether the county should require additional staffing so customers and contractors can…
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