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Rota commerce director asks for four FTEs, weights‑and‑measures vehicle and supplies
Summary
Rota's Department of Commerce resident director requested four staff positions to replace upcoming retirees, a pickup truck to carry testing instruments, overtime funding and operational supplies; director said many local fees still route to Saipan and asked to keep some proceeds locally.
Rodney James (resident director for the Department of Commerce on Rota) asked the House committee for four FTEs — an ABTC officer aide, an admin post, a statistics post and a weights‑and‑measures position — and a pickup vehicle configured to carry field equipment used for weights‑and‑measures and fuel testing.
James said two experienced employees are near retirement and that the department lacks safe vehicle support for flammable testing materials. He requested overtime funds for ABTC and an operational supplies budget for testing and field…
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