Commission approves two seasonal Road & Bridge hires to maintain service levels

Sheridan County commissioners voted June 16 to permit two seasonal hires in the Road and Bridge department to help maintain current service levels.

Rowdy (Road and Bridge) told the board the department needed “7 operators, a mechanic, 2 seasonal truck drivers” to keep pace with maintenance; he said crews were already being pushed and would need to slow work if vacancies remained. He noted one mechanic is expected to start in July and that seasonal roles are budgeted separately.

Commissioner Haswell moved to approve the two seasonal positions shown in Rowdy’s budget request; an unidentified commissioner seconded the motion. The board then approved the motion by voice vote. The clerk confirmed the seasonal hires will be paid from the part-time employment line item (about $66,000) already included in the budget.

The board asked staff to provide an updated budget showing the full-time operator request and the mechanic’s status so commissioners could see the fiscal effect of filling remaining vacancies.

Ending: Commissioners approved the two seasonals and directed staff to update the budget for one remaining full-time request and to reflect the mechanic start date.