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Union County approves hires, malt-beverage license and auditor salary increase
Summary
The board approved several personnel moves — including hires for the sheriff’s office and jail — granted a malt beverage license to Adele’s Cat LLC, and raised Deputy Auditor Traci Torrez’s salary to $79,031.04 effective Sept. 1.
During its Sept. 3 meeting the Union County Board of Commissioners approved several personnel actions and a liquor license application.
The board approved hiring Julia Ensminger as a full-time deputy starting Sept. 2 at $22.86 per hour; they also approved Jamir Blunt’s move from part-time to full-time jailer (effective Sept. 1 at $19.62) and hired Jessica Hecht as a transport officer starting Sept. 1 at $21.12. Motions for these hires were presented and carried.
The board approved a malt-beverage and South Dakota farm wine retail license for Adele’s Cat, LLC, at 33096 480th Ave., Jefferson, for the 2024–2025 licensing year.
Separately, the board approved a salary increase for Auditor Traci Torrez to $79,031.04 starting Sept. 1, 2024; the minutes state the salary is based upon her predecessor Jackie Sieverding’s salary at the time of appointment. The motion carried.
The minutes record these personnel and licensing motions as carried; no roll-call vote tallies are included.
