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Votes at a glance: commissioners approve personnel reclassification, consultant funds, cab-rate change, safety plan and bad-debt write-off
Summary
At the meeting the board approved reclassifying the jail’s director of food services to a salaried exempt position, authorized a $5,000 opioid-settlement payment to a community corrections consultant, approved a $3-per-ride Concord Cab rate increase, adopted an updated safety and health program, and authorized a $79,086.76 bad-debt write-off.
MERRIMACK COUNTY — Commissioners approved several routine personnel, contract and financial items during the meeting:
Reclassification: The board approved reclassifying the director of food services at the jail from hourly to a salaried exempt position within labor grade 11. County staff said the reclassification should reduce overtime and provide scheduling flexibility; the motion carried by voice vote.
Consultant payment: Commissioners approved an additional $5,000 from opioid abatement funds to cover extra hours worked by community corrections consultant Kevin Warwick this year. Staff said opioid settlement funds can be used for jail-based substance-use services and that allocations are tracked annually.
Concord Cab contract rates: The board approved raising Concord Cab rates by $3 per one-way trip — from $24 to $27 for Concord trips and from $37 to $40 for Franklin trips — with costs covered from the inmate trust account.
Safety and health program: Commissioners adopted a revised county safety and health program required by state law; staff will sign and file the updated document with the Department of Labor as required.
Bad-debt write-off: The board approved writing off $79,086.76 in uncollectible balances largely from 2021–2023 after an electronic medical-record conversion complicated collections; finance staff detailed accounting treatments that will be applied at year-end.
Votes: Each item was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; formal roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript.
