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Jefferson County commissioners approve new positions for IT, 911 and assessment office
Summary
Commissioners voted on and approved motions to create an assistant information services director position, an additional 9-1-1 dispatcher and two assessment department collector positions; roll-call votes were recorded for some items.
Jefferson County Commissioners moved forward on several staffing measures during their meeting, approving the establishment of an assistant information services director position, one additional 9-1-1 dispatcher and two assessment department collector positions.
The board considered a motion to establish an assistant information services director position with an annual salary of $47,000. The motion was moved and seconded; discussion on duties was brief and the motion was approved later in the meeting.
The board also voted to establish one additional 9-1-1 dispatcher position, a nonexempt 12-hour-shift role. The vote was recorded by roll call: "Mister Miller: Yes; Mister Hans: Yes; Mister Van Seabert: Yes." The motion carried.
Another motion established two assessment department data collector positions at an hourly rate noted in the record as "$15" (the transcript reads "15 to 15 hour"). The purpose discussed was to allow the assessment office to use nonlicensed data collectors in the field for technical data collection; the chief assessor had advised that data collectors do not require the licensing of field assessors and represent a cost-effective approach to handle a large caseload. The transcript records the assessment office handles roughly 38,000 parcels and about 40,091 addresses and that the department has been understaffed.
Why it matters: The new positions address short-term operational needs — information technology support, emergency dispatch capacity and property assessment workload — and have immediate budget implications in the county payroll.
Votes at a glance
- Assistant information services director (annual salary $47,000): motion moved and seconded; motion approved (final vote recorded as part of the meeting’s end-of-agenda approval sequence).
- One additional 9-1-1 dispatcher (nonexempt, 12-hour shift): roll-call vote recorded as Mister Miller — Yes; Mister Hans — Yes; Mister Van Seabert — Yes; motion carried.
- Two assessment department data collector positions (hourly rate recorded as $15): motion moved and seconded; commissioners discussed staffing needs and the roles’ cost-effectiveness; motion approved.
Ending: With the staffing motions approved, the board adjourned after a final roll call and the chair declared the motions carried.
