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Public works director warns Iron County road department is critically understaffed; seeks promotion exception
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Bruce Anderson, Iron County public works director, told commissioners the Road Department is critically short-staffed and requested consideration of an exception to the county promotion policy so an acting lead can be placed into a permanent equipment-operator/lead position.
Bruce Anderson, Iron County public works director, told commissioners the Road Department is critically short-staffed and requested consideration of an exception to the county promotion policy so an acting lead can be placed into a permanent equipment-operator/lead position.
Anderson said the department’s roster should be 23 but currently shows 15 filled positions, and that 21 employees have left since 2023. "We need help at the road department. We really do," he told the commission, listing subdivisions and county roads he described as deteriorating: Bridal…
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