After an executive session covering personnel, litigation and real estate, the board considered and approved several administrative actions.

County manager Kenny recommended hiring Billy Davis for a fleet maintenance department-head position at an O-11 pay step with an annual rate of $46,645.69. A commissioner moved to approve the hire and a second was recorded; the board approved the personnel hire in open session.

County attorney reported on an election-related lawsuit originally filed by Ryan Taylor. The case has been appealed; the attorney recommended continued payment of co-counsel fees on the appeal because the appeal raised new filings on attorney fees. Commissioner Taylor moved to continue attorney fees for co-counsel; the motion was seconded and approved.

On a separate item the county attorney recommended beginning the legal process to abandon a public easement known as the Ford Street easement, citing that the street has not been maintained. The board moved, seconded and approved allowing the county attorney to begin the abandonment process.

Why this matters: These post-executive-session actions address staffing for county operations, the county's legal posture in pending litigation and the start of a formal process to relinquish an unused public easement. Each action has operational, fiscal or legal implications for county administration.

Details: The hire was presented as a personnel appointment with pay step and was approved in open session. The attorney noted the appealed matter centers on attorney-fee award amounts and that co-counsel representation continues through the appeal. The Ford Street item authorizes the county attorney to begin the abandonment process; no timetable or public-notice schedule was recorded in the transcript excerpt.