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Coffey County approves payroll changes and hires, waives landfill fees; sends pay‑application question back to staff
Summary
The commission approved several payroll notices (treasurer promotions and sheriff’s dispatcher hires), authorized advertising to fill a heavy‑equipment operator position after a retirement, waived landfill fees for a property at 825 Shea (one abstention), and asked staff to reconcile a small discrepancy in a law‑enforcement center Phase 2 pay application before taking final action.
Coffey County commissioners approved a set of personnel actions and routine items during their Feb. 2 meeting.
The board voted to approve minutes from the Jan. 26 meeting and then moved through payroll notices and promotions. The commission authorized a wage‑classification promotion for Lacey Brooks in the treasurer’s office (change to 35‑4, pay change cited in staff paperwork) and a promotion for Carrie Hugunin (treasurer’s office). The board also approved a new‑hire payroll notice for Crystal Donaldson, a sheriff’s office dispatcher (classification 305‑7, wage $24.85, effective Jan. 26), and a step/grade change for Kelly Baker, a dispatcher (to 40‑5, wage $25.46 effective Jan. 16). Those motions were recorded as passing by voice vote.
Commissioners were told that Chris Gifford, a long‑time county employee, plans to retire in March and the road and bridge superintendent recommended advertising to hire one heavy‑equipment operator to fill a vacancy; the board approved advertising and hiring procedures.
On housing‑related operational business, the commission moved to waive landfill fees for a structure owned by Mountain View LLC (care of Sangla Agborhan) at 825 Shea St., Burlington; the motion passed with a recorded abstention by Commissioner Abendroth.
On capital accounting, staff presented a Phase 2 pay application for the law enforcement center. The invoice request was listed as $119,238.75 and the current payment due after 10% retainage was shown as $107,314.87. Commissioners noted a small unexplained numerical discrepancy (discussed in the record as about $29.88) and directed staff to reconcile the figures and return the item on next week’s agenda rather than approving payment at that meeting.
No disciplinary or policy actions were taken; multiple executive sessions on personnel and legal topics were held and each returned to open session with commissioners stating "no action taken." The meeting adjourned at 12:42 p.m.
Operations provenance: topic intro SEG 016; topic finish SEG 3449.
