Commissioners approve SGR contracts for interim HR and 9‑1‑1 communications director and recruitment services

Washington County Commissioners Court on May 6 approved three agreements with Strategic Government Resources (SGR): provision of an interim human resources director, provision of an interim 9‑1‑1 communications director, and recruitment services for a permanent 9‑1‑1 communications director.

County staff said the interim agreements allow the county to engage contract employees through SGR, with specific terms (hours, schedule, salary) to be set after engaging SGR. The recruitment agreement is a separate contract to recruit a full‑time 9‑1‑1 communications director; county staff said that if the interim is later hired permanently, the recruiting fee specified in the interim agreement would be waived because the county is separately contracting for recruitment services.

Commissioners asked about fees. Staff said the recruitment/placement proposal was “not to exceed $28,000” for the recruitment engagement and quoted an interim hourly range of roughly $70–$75 per hour for interim services. Staff also explained there is typically an additional recruiting fee if an interim is later hired, but that fee would be waived under the separate recruitment agreement the court approved. The court approved each agreement by voice vote; the presiding officer announced the motions carried.

The agreements were described as temporary measures while the county continues a formal hiring process and to maintain operations in the county’s dispatch center during staff leave.