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Highway superintendent reports chip‑seal plan; commissioners approve hiring request and amend engineer work hours
Summary
Donnie Lueken reported upcoming chip‑seal overlay around May 27 and ERC certification; commissioners approved a request to hire a County Engineer to start June 9 (following Council approval May 19) and amended personnel policy to set the County Engineer’s workday and flexible schedule.
At the May 5 meeting Donnie Lueken, Dubois County Highway Superintendent, updated commissioners on ongoing highway work and personnel matters, saying the department hopes to begin a chip‑seal overlay around May 27, 2025, and that he has obtained ERC certification.
Lueken also reported interviews had been held for a vacant County Engineer position and asked the board to approve hiring an applicant contingent on County Council action May 19; commissioners voted to approve the request, and the candidate would begin on June 9, 2025. Separately, the commissioners amended the County Personnel Policy Handbook (Chapter 3, Section 3.2) to specify the County Engineer’s regular workday as 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a 30‑minute unpaid meal period and flexible scheduling to meet service needs; the Engineer is designated as an exempt employee. The motion to amend the handbook carried unanimously.
Commissioners also discussed agreeing with County Council’s decision to raise the wage range for the PAT VI wage classification for the County Engineer position. No specific salary figure was recorded in the meeting minutes; the board expressed consensus to follow the council’s action.
