Commissioners approve acting pay for attorney’s office roles after clarification on ‘supervising’ language

Unidentified Speaker 4 moved and the Board approved agenda item 4 to authorize acting pay for roles in the county attorney’s office after commissioners sought clarification about whether the pay covered a 'supervising' position.

The motion came after Unidentified Speaker 1 asked whether the word 'supervisor' in the agenda language meant the county was budgeting for a supervisory level in the attorney's office going forward. Unidentified Speaker 5 said the "intent is to provide the acting pay for the current, structure of the attorney's office" and that the change "wouldn't be affected for what we're, you know, planning going forward." That explanation clarified the measure was to cover temporary/acting pay under the current staffing structure rather than to lock in a future reorganization.

Unidentified Speaker 4 made the motion to approve agenda item number 4, and Unidentified Speaker 2 seconded the motion. The Board voted in favor; the chair recorded the vote as passing 3-0. The action was described as a ratification/authorization of the pay as stated in the agenda materials; no amendment to staffing structure was adopted during the meeting.

Next steps: the county will implement the approved acting-pay provision under the existing attorney office structure; commissioners indicated further staffing decisions, if any, would be handled later and are not decided by this vote.