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Cleburne County commissioners weigh converting last part-time post in Joyce’s office to full-time, add supervisor
Summary
At a continued budget work session, commissioners reviewed Joyce’s department budget and discussed converting the remaining part-time position to full-time and creating a nighttime supervisor role amid recruitment and on-call coverage concerns; staff will provide clarified salary/benefit figures before final approval.
Cleburne County commissioners continued a budget work session in which they focused on Joyce’s department, proposing to convert the final part-time position to full-time and add a supervisor to cover nights and weekends.
The discussion centered on staffing and retention. "The only 1 that we're pretty close on is Joyce's budget," Speaker 3 said when introducing the item. Staff described the planned move as promoting an existing part-time/temporary worker into a full-time role and adding a supervisor position; Speaker 5 said the change includes "a part time for a full time and add a supervisor to it." Speaker 6 explained the supervisor would be expected to cover nights, weekends and holidays and act as a cross‑trained backup for GIS and other duties.
Why it matters: commissioners emphasized operational risks if shifts go uncovered, noting 9‑1‑1 coverage and the time required to train new hires. "We can't seem to find any, you know, employees," Speaker 6 said, and later added that the last two hires failed to show up for their first day, reinforcing recruitment difficulties.
Commissioners asked staff for clearer numbers on salary and benefits. Speaker 5 noted a rough benefit add of about 30–40% on top of salary when estimating total personnel cost. On the salary side, Speaker 3 referenced the budget line showing a $22,000 salary increase for converting one part‑time role to full time. Commissioners agreed to review a clarified spread sheet Monday before final action.
The commission did not adopt a final budget amendment in the transcript. Commissioners agreed to "carry this time forward" and resolve outstanding questions at a follow‑up meeting before passing the budget.
The next procedural step is for department staff to return with a written breakdown of the salary/benefit implications and a clarified staffing spread sheet; commissioners signaled support for the concept but did not record a formal vote during this session.
