Curry County commissioners authorize HR to begin recruitment for four new positions

Commissioners directed county staff to begin recruitment for four budget‑approved positions after discussing job descriptions and timing.

The positions discussed were a public works director, an investigator in the district attorney’s office, a community resource officer in the sheriff’s office, and an animal control/civil processor position. Commissioners sought consensus to permit Human Resources to start recruitment using baseline job descriptions, with final job descriptions to be returned to the board for approval at the next meeting.

Commissioners and Director Fitzgerald said launching recruitment now could shorten the timeline for filling the positions by several weeks; staff estimated that starting recruitment immediately could move potential start dates from mid‑September to mid‑August, depending on applicant pools and screening timelines. Director Fitzgerald and HR agreed to advertise the positions and to work on finalizing detailed job descriptions for presentation at the board’s next meeting.

There was no formal roll‑call vote recorded on the recruitment direction; the item proceeded by consensus. Commissioners also encouraged the sheriff’s office to continue parallel hiring for existing corrections positions. Staff noted that some applicants had already expressed interest after watching the budget meetings that approved the new slots.

The board instructed Director Fitzgerald to coordinate with HR and return job descriptions for formal approval at a future meeting.