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Commission moves to add second maintenance worker at county arena rather than rehire manager
Summary
Covington County commissioners directed staff to explore hiring a second maintenance worker at the county arena instead of reinstating a manager, saying event operations this past weekend suggest additional hands are needed.
The Covington County Commission authorized staff to explore hiring an additional maintenance worker for the county arena rather than reinstating a prior arena manager position.
Commissioners said the most recent event at the arena “went really, really well” and that operational experience showed two maintenance personnel are needed to support events. The recommended approach is to hire a second maintenance worker to assist the employee currently assigned to arena duties, which staff and commissioners said would likely save money compared with rehiring a manager.
Commissioner Robbie moved to explore adding the maintenance position; Commissioner Ben seconded. The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The commission did not set a hiring timeline, salary range or budget source during the discussion; staff were asked to examine the option and report back.
