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Commissioners review road-department equipment needs and staffing mix
Summary
County staff outlined equipment needs (plow trucks, graders, pickups) and operational limits of the crusher; commissioners discussed converting part-time roles to full-time, seasonal hires, and a $40,600 gap to fund a full-time position.
Emery County’s road operations team presented a multi-part equipment and staffing review, saying the department recently bought four plow trucks but could only fully upfit one and highlighted aging graders (about 12 years old) and high-mileage pickups.
Speaker 1 described constraints at the rock crusher, noting two workers must be present at all times and a water truck is required for dust control. Commissioners discussed shifting several part-time roles into a single full-time job to stabilize staffing and cited recruitment difficulties for part-time work; Speaker 3 estimated the net cost to add one full-time position at about $40,600 and suggested eliminating some part-time roles to offset the cost.
Options discussed included hiring seasonal workers for summer tasks (mowing) and trading older pickups or borrowing from other county departments to reduce capital spending. Commissioners also considered sharing resources with Green River staff but noted Green River officials questioned the benefit of a third permanent employee there.
No formal procurement or budget decisions were recorded in the transcript; commissioners asked staff to refine cost estimates and to prioritize essential replacements during final budget preparation.
