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Ben Hill County ratifies contagious-symptoms policy and approves minor legal-fee budget cleanup
Summary
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners on March 18 unanimously ratified a personnel-policy amendment addressing contagious symptoms and approved a minor 2019 budget amendment reallocating legal-fee line items; both motions passed with four votes in favor and one absence.
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners on March 18, 2020 voted to ratify an amendment to the county personnel manual creating a policy on "Contagious Symptoms and Contagious Conditions" and approved a minor 2019 budget amendment adjusting legal-fee line items.
County Manager Michael Dinnerman asked the board to ratify the personnel manual change. Chairman Steve Taylor moved to ratify the policy change; Commissioner John Mooney seconded the motion, which passed with Chairman Steve Taylor, Commissioner John Mooney, Vice-Chair Hope Harmon and Commissioner Daniel Cowan voting in favor. Commissioner Bennie Calloway was recorded absent.
Chief Financial Officer Darlow Maxwell told commissioners the budget amendment reflects adjustments to legal-fee allocations across departments and described the change as a minor cleanup with no net change to the overall budget. Chairman Steve Taylor moved to approve the 2019 legal-fee amendment; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded and the motion passed with the same four votes recorded in favor.
The actions formalize county staffing and payroll responses related to contagious illnesses amid the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and clear administrative accounting for legal fees. The board adjourned after completing those items and other COVID-19 operational discussions later in the meeting.
