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Resident questions treasurer hiring budget; treasurer says county will hire amid possible state transfer of plate distribution
Summary
A Green River resident questioned benefit-cost math for a proposed hire in the treasurer's office; county staff and the treasurer explained the $27,000 annual budget impact reflects a high-cost benefits scenario and that the state is pursuing legislation to move license-plate distribution from counties to the state.
During the public-comments portion of the Jan. 21 Sweetwater County commissioners meeting, resident Lara McKee asked for clarification about figures on a personnel line in the treasurer's proposed budget increase.
McKee said the packet showed several benefit line items (noted on the agenda as increases of roughly $2,924 in multiple entries) but that the totals did not appear to add up to the $27,000 figure shown. She asked whether the county was budgeting for four employees or why the totals differed.
Accounting specialist Rebecca Romero and…
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