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Lawrence County commissioners approve routine resolutions, personnel changes and multiple board appointments
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Lawrence County Commission approved a package of resolutions and routine personnel and administrative actions, adopted a planning fee schedule and carried dozens of appointments and plats; one holiday policy amendment passed 4-1.
The Lawrence County Commission on a single morning approved a series of routine resolutions, personnel actions, fee schedules and board appointments, including the county's elected-officials pay schedule, designation of polling locations, depositories and planning-and-zoning fee changes.
The votes were largely procedural and passed by voice vote. One substantive recorded split occurred on adding state-recognized holidays to the county holiday list, which passed 4-1 after an amendment.
The package included resolutions to set elected officials' compensation and precinct polling places; designation of the Black Hills Pioneer as the county's legal newspaper; adoption of a planning and zoning fee schedule; updated inmate incarceration daily fees; and routine administrative items such as cell-phone per diem rates and reinstatement of sheriff's office positions for 2025.
Commissioners also approved a range of personnel and payroll items presented by departments: classification changes and new position effective dates, cell-phone stipends standardized across three tiers ($50, $75 and $104 per month), and the county's longevity and…
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