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Scott County approves hiring exceptions to start two assistant attorneys at higher pay step after supervisors raise records-litigation concerns
Summary
After questions about recruitment and a candidate’s prior work related to public-records litigation, the board approved hiring exceptions allowing Mallory Bagby and Rebecca Regguero to start at step 7 with two weeks’ vacation; staff said about 10 applications were received and probation is six months.
The Scott County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing hiring exceptions that allow two newly hired assistant county attorneys to start at step 7 and accrue two weeks of vacation annually.
Board members discussed the personnel action at length before the roll-call vote. A supervisor asked county staff detailed questions about recruitment efforts, advertising channels and the applicant pool; county staff said the posting ran for about five weeks on NeoGov and governmentjobs.com, was sent to bar associations and several law schools, and was shared with the Iowa State Association of County Attorneys listserv. Staff reported about 10 applications for the advertised assistant- and civil-attorney openings and said four candidates were hired across recent cycles; of the applicants on the current cycle, one was still in law school, one declined and another did not respond to interview requests.
Supervisors pressed on whether one candidate’s prior employment with the City of Davenport was connected to public-records litigation the city lost. County staff said panel interviews did not go into granular details of specific lawsuits and that the interview discussion focused on relevant experience and the duties the county anticipates for the positions. A speaker who participated in interviews described the candidate as polite, experienced in civil government practice and familiar with public-records law as stated in the transcript.
County staff told the board the probationary period for the newly hired attorneys is six months, during which time employment may be terminated without cause under county policy.
The board moved and seconded approval of the resolution; the chair conducted a roll-call vote and the motion carried with recorded 'aye' responses.
The resolution approved two named hires in the county attorney’s office: Mallory Bagby and Rebecca Regguero, to begin at step 7 with two weeks’ vacation. The board did not record any amendments to the hiring terms at the meeting; no additional conditions or external approvals were required to make these hires.
Next procedural steps were limited to administrative onboarding and the six-month probationary period noted by staff.
