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Polk County amends personnel policies, establishes assistant finance post and approves one-time salary enhancements
Summary
The county approved amendments to personnel policy sections, established an Assistant Finance Director position funded from the landfill fund, reclassified Tax Commissioner office positions, and authorized one-time salary enhancements; votes included some split outcomes.
During the Dec. 3 meeting, Polk County commissioners approved several personnel and compensation actions intended to adjust staffing classifications and provide one-time employee payments.
The board unanimously adopted a proposed resolution amending sections 3, 8, 14, 17 and 24 of the Polk County Personnel Policy as recommended by the Ordinance Committee. The board established a new Assistant Finance Director position at grade 21 to be funded from the Landfill Fund and directed Human Resources to advertise and interview candidates; that motion passed 4–1 with Commissioner Thaxton opposed. County materials showed grade 21 has a starting salary of $62,382 plus overhead and benefits, with a salary of $66,201 at the five-year step; because the position will likely be filled midyear, funding was anticipated to cover roughly half a year.
The Finance and Personnel Committees' recommendation to reduce the Tax and Tag Clerk positions in the Tax Commissioner’s Office from six to five and to reclassify the Tax and Tag Clerk and Cashier positions from Grade 10 to Grade 12 was approved; the consolidation was estimated to save approximately $14,000.
On compensation, the board authorized a single FY2025 salary enhancement distribution from Fund 340: $300 for full-time employees (including constitutional officers, the magistrate judge, coroner and ARPA employees), $150 for permanent part-time employees who had worked at least 100 hours year-to-date (including volunteer firefighters and convenience center workers) and $75 for poll workers with at least 12 hours year-to-date. The motion passed with three in favor and two opposed on record for the overall motion noted in committee discussion and in the minutes.
Finally, the board approved a resolution amending the Association County Commissioners of Georgia Defined Benefit Plan to add the Chief Magistrate Judge taking office Jan. 1, 2025, and to limit accrual of credited service for eligible employees who participate in another retirement or pension plan; passage was unanimous.
The actions change county staffing structure and benefit coverage; departments were directed to proceed with recruitment, classification changes and distribution logistics where applicable.
