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Sioux County approves personnel actions: raises, appointments and hires across departments
Summary
Across 2015—2016 the board approved routine personnel actions including a 3% cost-of-living raise, a 4% raise for Gordon Mathis, appointment of Gary Thayer as Road Superintendent, confirmation of hires and end of probation for several road employees, and the appointment of Joshua Skavdahl as board chairman.
The Sioux County Board of Commissioners approved a series of personnel actions during 2015 and 2016, covering pay adjustments, appointments and hires.
Key votes included a 3% cost-of-living raise for county employees for 2016 and a 4% salary increase for road foreman Gordon Mathis. The board appointed Gary Thayer as Road Superintendent for 2016 and selected Joshua (Josh) Skavdahl as the Chairman of the Board for that calendar year. In October and December 2016 the board confirmed hiring and end-of-probationary periods for several road department staff, and approved new hires recommended by the road foreman.
In other personnel business, the board approved the librarypersonnel policy updates required for accreditation, accepted resignations where offered, and instructed the county attorney to review overtime/compensatory policy language for road employees.
Why it matters: Personnel actions determine staffing levels and wage costs for county services that affect operations across departments including roads, sheriff, extension and library services. County raises and hiring decisions are reflected in the adopted budget and departmental appropriations.
Next steps: Personnel actions will be implemented by human resources/payroll through Security First Bank payroll services and recorded in monthly claims and future meeting minutes.
