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County staff raise moving all employees to hourly pay; stipend option discussed
Summary
County payroll staff proposed classifying all employees as hourly and discussed providing stipends for some roles; the board heard the proposal but took no formal vote on March 4.
Tasha Powell raised a proposal during the March 4 meeting that Garfield County should classify all employees as hourly and explore stipends for certain roles. Powell described administrative and payroll reasons for the change but no formal motion or timeline for implementation was presented during the meeting. The board discussed the concept but did not take action.
Commission staff and the county administration indicated the change would require follow-up to address payroll processing and policy implications. The discussion was recorded during the morning session; no vote or directive to implement the change was recorded in the minutes.
