Fremont County approves personnel changes and budget amendment; sets follow-up on grants and courthouse security
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Summary
Commissioners approved a promotion and recruitment for an assistant coordinator, accepted several routine motions (agenda, minutes, bills), and adopted Resolution 2026-05 budget amendment; they also discussed a Homeland Security award and agreed to form a courthouse security committee.
Fremont County commissioners handled routine business and several formal actions during their meeting, approving personnel changes and a budget amendment while directing staff to follow up on grants and courthouse security plans.
Early in the session the board approved the meeting agenda, the prior meeting minutes and payment of county bills by voice vote. County staff then described a reclassification of an administrative assistant to an assistant coordinator with a three-stage salary matrix; commissioners approved the promotion, authorized recruitment and set a salary range of $45,000 to $50,004.37 for the position.
Staff reported a tentative $18,000 Homeland Security grant award intended to fund training, first-aid equipment and courthouse evacuation/reunification planning; formal notification was pending. Commissioners also discussed courthouse security measures — including remastering keyless entry, clearly numbering floors (basement/1st/2nd), improving camera-server functionality and establishing a security committee that could handle many operational decisions with escalation to the full commission when needed.
In a scheduled budget hearing, staff proposed budget adjustments to cover two helicopter invoices tied to search-and-rescue missions; staff recommended using Secure Rural Schools funds and cash reserves as appropriate. The commission moved, seconded and approved Resolution 2026-05 (the 2025–2026 budget amendment), following discussion about reimbursement prospects.
The board then convened briefly as the Board of Equalization, considered an appeal by Jacob Stelter (docket 2024-04) and, citing a state-level order, voted to dismiss the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The commission later confirmed boundary-board officers remain unchanged for the coming year.
Commissioners asked staff to prepare a draft MOU and more information on grant pass-through administration for an agenda item and to return with additional documentation at the next meeting.
