The county’s road administrator reviewed recent operations and requested authorization to reallocate existing payroll line items to fund two position adjustments and an assistant road-administrator role.

Staff reported road maintenance activity (paving, brush cutting, sign replacement) and proposed reducing two vacant line items and increasing Cody Taylor’s pay by $15,000 and Valerie Romero’s by $5,000 to reflect added responsibilities. Commissioners warned against cutting pay lines for existing positions and emphasized the need to ensure the road department is staffed to meet service demands; some asked to hold one vacant position as a placeholder until recruitment.

After discussion, the court approved creating the assistant road administrator position and the proposed budget adjustments, with direction to replace one of the vacant positions when feasible and to monitor staffing and service levels going forward.

Actions recorded: motion to create assistant road administrator and reallocate payroll funds passed by voice vote; staff to return with recruitment and budget reporting.