Marion County Commission approves hire, places employee on leave and OKs $500 for senior appreciation day

The Marion County Commission approved a series of routine personnel and budget actions during a regular meeting, including hiring a new employee at an annual salary of $58,000 and a $500 pre-purchase for a senior appreciation event.

The commission voted to hire Russ Taylor at an annual salary of $58,000. The motion to hire Taylor was made and seconded during the meeting and carried; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally or the full job title for the hire.

The commission also voted to place Exi Spears, a county employee, on paid administrative leave pending retirement. That motion was made and seconded and was carried, according to the meeting record; no vote tally was given in the transcript.

Commissioners approved a recommendation to pre-purchase a $500 sponsorship/fee for the county’s annual senior appreciation day program, identified in the meeting as sponsored by the North Alabama Council of Governments (NACOG). Meeting discussion…