Council approves multiple hiring requests, including parks and EMA positions
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Perry County Council voted unanimously to advertise and fill several county positions: EMA director and secretary replacements, a parks maintenance assistant to replace a retiring director's vacancy, and a part-time solid-waste attendant; the council discussed job duties and whether maintenance tasks should remain in job descriptions.
The Perry County Council approved a series of personnel actions to fill vacancies across county departments.
Public commenter Randy Cole requested council permission to advertise and replace EMA director Steve Hauser and his secretary; Brad moved to advertise and fill both positions and Paul seconded. The motion passed 6–0.
Parks and Recreation director Greg Hendershot is retiring at the end of the year; Jake Austin said he will step into the director role and the parks maintenance assistant position will become vacant. Council discussion centered on whether maintenance duties should remain part of the job description and on the likely need to recruit for a full-time hire. The council voted 6–0 to advertise the parks maintenance assistant position.
The council also approved a request from the solid waste director to fill a part-time attendant vacancy (29 hours per week). The position will be posted on the county website and applications routed to HR; the motion to advertise and fill the vacancy passed 6–0.
Motions were made on the floor and recorded as unanimous approvals; council members noted the advertised positions will be posted on the county website and HR will forward applications for county review.