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Employee wage discussion: county staffer urges on-call pay and hourly classification
Summary
Tasha Powell told Garfield County commissioners Feb. 18 that on-call time should be compensated and that employees should be classified hourly so off-duty call coverage is paid; no formal action was recorded.
At the Feb. 18 Garfield County meeting, Tasha Powell raised concerns about payroll classification and compensation for on-call time, asking the commissioners to ensure employees are paid for off-duty call coverage and that staff be classified as hourly.
Powell explained the need for county policy to address compensation for employees who are required to be available outside regular hours. The transcript records the item as a discussion; there is no recorded motion, vote, or directive to staff in response, and commissioners did not record a timeline for policy change during that session.
The wage discussion appeared on the meeting agenda for 1:00 p.m. and took place after the board’s lunch recess. The transcript does not specify whether Powell represents a specific department or bargaining unit; her remarks were recorded as part of the posted agenda item titled "Wage Discussion." No further details about implementation, budget impacts, or a staff report were included in the meeting record.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript.
