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Council approves $36,038.72 transfer to establish foreman pay for Highway Garage 2
Summary
Dominion County approved a $36,038.72 transfer to fund a highway foreman position in Garage 2, elevating an employee who has been performing foreman duties. A superintendent representative on the phone said the move was recommended by the superintendent and supported by the commissioners; pay will begin the next pay period.
The Dominion County Council approved a transfer of $36,038.72 to move funds from overtime and a truck driver salary line into a highway foreman pay line to compensate an employee who has been acting as foreman in District/Garage 2.
Council members and callers on the phone clarified that Districts 1 and 3 already have foremen and that the superintendent and county commissioners recommended the elevation of the District 2 employee (named in the meeting as Mr. Tryon) to the foreman title to align pay and duties across garages.
RJ, calling in on behalf of the superintendent, said the employee has been performing foreman duties "for the last 2 years" without formal pay and that the superintendent and commissioners are in agreement the employee should be elevated. RJ said pay would be effective with the next pay period and not retroactive; structural benefits such as cell phones or take-home vehicles would be at the superintendent’s designation.
Commissioners discussed whether the county’s organizational structure (number of foremen versus superintendent oversight) required a salary resolution amendment; staff said the pay transfer itself could proceed and any salary-resolution formalities would be handled administratively.
A council motion to approve the transfer passed by voice vote. The clerk recorded the transfer as approved.
Next steps: pay changes to be effective the next payroll period if the transfer and any required administrative steps are completed; staff to implement pay and update payroll records accordingly.
