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Woodbury County approves part‑time clerk to cover employee on military leave
Summary
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved a part‑time clerk position (25 hours/week) to cover duties while an employee is on military leave; the board also voted to withhold employee-specific documents from the public minutes.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved a part‑time clerk position to cover office duties while an employee is on military leave.
The action came after Lonnie Coleman presented the request to cover the gap created by an employee on military leave. “I was there by myself in the office, and I had 20 walk‑ins … it was about 15 to 25 minutes apiece,” Coleman said, describing the workload that prompted the request.
Human resources director Melissa Thomas told the board a temporary hire would not qualify for most benefits under the county handbook and federal rules. “I would suggest we not do a full time temporary, but a part time clerk at 25 hours,” Thomas said, adding the net pay projection for the part‑time role would be $27,741 (does not include IPERS until after six months if applicable).
Board members discussed whether the document that showed the absent employee’s dates and pay status should be included in the meeting minutes. A staff member raised concerns about including specific employee information; Joshua (staff member) advised that the motion to receive could be withdrawn. A board member then moved to withdraw the earlier motion to receive the document and the board voted to remove it from the record.
A subsequent motion to authorize a part‑time clerk (25 hours per week) passed unanimously, with the board recording the vote as 4‑0 in favor.
The board directed that future documents presented for receipt at meetings be reviewed by staff before acceptance to prevent publishing employee‑specific material in the minutes.
