Ways & Means changes position‑approval process for elected offices; approves 9‑1‑1 telecommunicator hire
Controller Ben Dawson presented a revised process for position approvals that gives elected officials flexibility to implement budget reductions within their offices. The committee approved the procedural change and a recommended public‑safety telecommunicator hire to address impending staffing shortfalls in dispatch.
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Controller Ben Dawson said the county is revising how position approvals are handled for elected offices so the offices, rather than the county, implement personnel changes against a budget target. "If the board of commissioners determines reductions must be made, they provide those numbers to the elected offices and then they evaluate how to implement them," Ben said. He said positions that report to the comptroller will still follow the normal recommendation process.
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