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Broadwater County names Kaylin Minor chief deputy county attorney, approves market wage adjustment
Summary
County Attorney Kevin Bratcher asked commissioners to approve appointing Deputy County Attorney Kaylin Minor as chief deputy and authorized a market wage increase; the commission approved the appointment and adjustment by voice vote.
Broadwater County commissioners on Feb. 19 approved County Attorney Kevin Bratcher's request to appoint Deputy County Attorney Kaylin Minor as chief deputy county attorney and to grant a market wage adjustment.
Bratcher told the commission this action is required under state law for counties with a taxable valuation under $30 million. He cited “Title 7, chapter 4, section 2703” as the legal framework that makes the commission’s approval necessary in counties below that threshold. Bratcher said the county’s taxable valuation is about $27.6 million, which requires the commission’s sign-off.
Bratcher described Minor’s experience — about 12 years as an attorney — and recommended a market wage adjustment that would raise her pay “to about $52 an hour.” He said no new county money was required because the office’s current budget can absorb the change. Several commissioners and elected officials, including Broadwater County Clerk and Recorder Angie Paulsen, spoke in support during public comment.
The motion to approve the appointment and market wage adjustment passed by voice vote.
Ending: Bratcher said the appointment formalizes an office hierarchy (county attorney, chief deputy, deputy) and prepares the office to hire an additional deputy as recruitment proceeds.
