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Pratt County approves appraiser hire, authorizes billing hire and grants six-month raises; executive sessions yield no action
Summary
Commissioners authorized hiring and pay changes, including giving staff authority to hire a billing position at $15–$17 per hour, hiring Jerilyn (Jerlene) King as an appraiser at $16 per hour, and approving six‑month pay increases for two employees; multiple executive sessions on non-elected personnel were held with no formal action taken.
Chairman Jones moved and the commission approved giving Darcy authority to hire a biller at a starting rate between $15 and $17 per hour. “I wanna make a motion to give Darcy the authority to find a biller…between 15 and $17 depending on experience,” the motioner said; the vote passed unanimously (3–0).
Commissioners also voted to hire Jerilyn King for the appraiser position at $16 per hour. The motion to hire King passed unanimously (3–0).
The commission approved six-month raises for two employees: a raise for Carol Stimishes from $17.51 to $18.50 (a $0.99 increase) and a similar six-month raise for Charles Davis; the motions passed unanimously (3–0).
Separately, the commission held multiple executive sessions to discuss non-elected personnel and applications for assistant emergency manager and communications positions. After each executive session the commission returned to open session and recorded, “no action taken.” Commissioners later described returning to executive session again for attorney–client matters related to zoning; that executive session also ended with “no action taken.”
Why it matters: the personnel votes authorize immediate hires and temporary pay adjustments that affect county staffing and payroll. Multiple executive sessions indicate the commission reviewed personnel applications confidentially but made no public decisions from those sessions during this meeting.
