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Public commenters at Hardin County meeting criticize displayed mugshot and question intern pay
Summary
During public comment at the Hardin County Board meeting, a resident criticized a photograph displayed in the meeting room and another questioned a $12/hour conservation internship and the sign-up process for public comment.
Several members of the public used the comment period at the Hardin County Board of Supervisors meeting to raise two separate concerns: a photograph on a meeting-room wall that a commenter described as a 'sitting president' with criminal charges, and the pay and status of a newly approved conservation intern.
A public commenter, identified in the transcript as Unidentified Speaker 2, objected to a photograph displayed in the meeting room and said, "we have never had a sitting president up on this wall, and I refuse to even call him a president because he's got 34 counts of criminal acts against him." The presiding officer responded by asking the speaker to tone down remarks about elections.
Other public remarks questioned the $12 hourly wage for the Conservation Department's temporary hire, asking whether the position was unpaid internship work or a paid role. County staff responded that the position was described as a 15‑week internship, sometimes used for college credit, and that summer help arrangements vary.
The meeting record also notes a county office representative reminded the public that April penalties for property taxes were due that day, delinquent notices would be sent May 1 and publication of delinquencies is expected in June; the office gave May 16 as a deadline to avoid publication.
The board did not take action on the comments about the photograph or the intern's pay during the meeting; those topics were recorded as public comment items.
