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Jackson County board ratifies litigation recommendation, approves POAM 911 tentative agreement and a 5% administrator raise
Summary
In a series of closed-session and open votes, the Jackson County Board ratified counsel’s recommendation on pending litigation, ratified a tentative collective bargaining agreement with POAM 911 and approved a 5% salary increase for County Administrator Mike Overton by a 5–3 vote.
During closed-session and subsequent open actions on July 29, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners took three formal votes: it ratified counsel’s recommendation on pending litigation, ratified a tentative collective-bargaining agreement with POAM 911, and approved a personnel compensation action for County Administrator Mike Overton.
Litigation
Following closed-session discussion of pending litigation Shippelman v. Reed, the board voted to ratify counsel’s recommended action on the matter. Clerk roll-call voting recorded affirmative votes from commissioners present; the chair announced…
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