Chase County approves year-end employee bonuses, discusses sick-leave donation and designates sheriff for 800 MHz changes

Summary

The commission approved $110 bonuses for full-time employees and $60 for part-time employees, reviewed a proposed sick-leave donation pool to be considered in the new year, and voted to make the Sheriff's Office the only entity authorized to change or purchase county-assigned 800 MHz radios on KSICS.

Commissioners approved a motion to grant a $110 bonus to every full-time county employee and $60 to each part-time employee; the board discussed taxability and alternatives such as gift certificates but recorded a motion and carried it by voice vote.

Separately, a staff member circulated example policies for a sick-leave donation pool, describing eligibility, a review committee and the need for a HIPAA release on applications; commissioners said they would examine the paperwork and consider formal adoption in a future meeting.

In another motion the board designated the Chase County Sheriff's Office as the only entity authorized to make purchases or changes to any 800 MHz radio on the KSICS system assigned to Chase County. The policy explicitly applies to sheriff, fire, EMS, emergency management and road-and-bridge radios and passed by voice vote.