Fiscal Court approves appointments, hires, transfers and ratifies judge-signed opioid document

At its Sept. 2 meeting, Marshall County Fiscal Court completed several routine administrative actions: appointments to local boards, personnel approvals for the animal control unit, financial transfers including a notable transient-tax deposit, and ratification of a judge-signed document in ongoing opioid litigation.

Appointments and ethics/code board: The court appointed Garth Walker to the Gilbertsville Fire Board to fill Carrie Stokes’ expired term (motion moved, corrected by the presiding official from 'Grant' to 'Garth' before the vote). The court also appointed Brother Alan Miller and Larry Jones to the code of ethics board; motions carried by voice votes and terms were recorded to expire in 2028–2029 in the motions.

Personnel: The court approved a full-time hire, Lindsey Dixon, as an animal control laborer at $14.92 per hour, effective pending screening, and a part-time kennel assistant, Rico Alvarez, at $13 per hour. Both hires were approved by voice votes.

Finance: The treasurer presented transfers including an appropriation transfer and a transient-tax transfer totaling $49,362.75, described during the meeting as one of the larger recent deposits. The court approved the appropriation, then approved bank transfers (occupational tax to subsidized funds) and authorized payment of the bills.

Legal ratification: County counsel requested ratification of a time-sensitive document that a judge had signed in connection with the county’s opioid litigation; the court moved and ratified the judge’s signature so the court could later record and ratify the document in court.

All listed actions were moved, seconded and approved by voice votes during the meeting. The court adjourned after approving the ratification.