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Johnson County Council declines coroner’s request to blend administrative and field deputy duties
Summary
After lengthy debate about county policy and pay classifications, the council voted to decline Coroner Michael Pruitt’s request to revise an office manager/administrative deputy job description to include field deputy‑coroner duties; members cited policy and pay‑scale concerns.
The Johnson County Council voted Dec. 8 to decline Coroner Michael Pruitt’s request to reclassify an administrative position so that the office manager could also serve as a field deputy coroner.
Pruitt told the council the change was intended to create flexibility in emergency situations, to allow an administrative deputy who has attended deputy‑coroner school to respond to scenes when needed and to avoid paying unauthorized overtime. “We’ve used her in death investigations and I needed to get this cleaned up as we move into the new year,” Pruitt said.
Council members pressed Pruitt on several points:…
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