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Commission creates shared equipment operator/maintenance position serving water, roads and weed departments
Summary
The commission approved creating a shared equipment operator/maintenance assistant position to be jointly scheduled between Dutch John Water System, the road department and the buildings/weed function, to be funded in part from fund 28; commissioners discussed scheduling, cross-certifications and emergency flexibility.
The commission voted to create a new shared equipment operator/maintenance assistant position that will serve the Dutch John Water System, the road department and the county's buildings/weed functions.
Speaker 2 described the proposal as an efficiency measure to combine duties across departments and asked staff to develop a job description and schedule. "The motion would be to create a new position, equipment operators slash 1 slash maintenance assistant between the county roads and water and sewer," Speaker 2 said. The discussion covered scheduling (one-week rotations and calendar schedules to determine supervisory direction), emergency flexibility (allowing reassignment for a water-line break or snow event), and required certifications such as a commercial driver's license and weed-control certification.
Speakers discussed funding; Speaker 2 said the position could be funded in part using temporary funds and that "because of fund 28, it has to be made up of fund 28. It's not county money." Commissioners also raised concerns about practical scheduling challenges and recordkeeping; one speaker said the arrangement "never works out" in some prior experiences, urging careful planning. Jack made the motion to create the position and Randy seconded; the motion passed with ayes recorded from multiple members.
Staff was directed to prepare a job description, advertise the position and return with implementation steps and budget details.
