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Event center seeks pay‑grade bumps and overtime funding as heavy concert schedule strains staff
Summary
The county event center manager asked the commission to reclassify two assistant park coordinators to require CDLs and move them to a higher pay grade, and requested more overtime funding after an unusually concentrated summer concert schedule increased staff comp time and patrol costs.
Scott (last name not provided), the county’s event‑center manager, told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on July 28 that the venue’s staffing and scheduling this summer have created high comp‑time accrual and overtime costs and that two assistant park coordinator positions should become CDL‑required and move up one pay grade.
Scott said the event staff is carrying heavy workloads during a run of summer concerts and that the county should consider a one‑grade pay increase for two positions to recognize CDL responsibilities. He told commissioners the grade bump would cost about $2,974 per person plus benefits. "Our folks are just busting their butts and I take it personal," Scott said, describing full‑time staff shouldering significant extra hours during concert runs.
He told the commission his overtime budget is typically $10,000 and that the department likely needs an additional $10,000 to cover sheriff patrol costs incurred while shows are running. Scott said the center hosted 11 concerts this year and described a programming goal of roughly 15–20 concerts annually to help the venue become a self‑sustaining regional destination; he and commissioners discussed the tradeoffs between pursuing more shows and the county’s labor and subsidy needs.
Scott explained how concert routing and promoter holds can compress events into short windows, increasing consecutive work days and overtime. He said the venue had a mix of show arrangements this year, including a venue rental, a 50/50 split show and other guaranteed acts; he noted the county sometimes gets favorable guarantees compared with the artist’s average market take. He recommended the county explore scheduling practices, temporary staffing levels and one‑time funding to smooth the burden on full‑time employees.
Commissioners discussed comp‑time caps, the difficulty of hiring stable temporary staff in prior years, and the option of using one‑time money to cover nonrecurring overtime. No formal vote was recorded; commissioners said they would continue budget review and discuss salaries later in executive session.
