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Brown County holds executive sessions on personnel and offers part-time crewman role at $20.50 an hour
Summary
Commissioners held multiple executive sessions on non-elected personnel and offered a part-time crewman position with a pay range set at $18.50–$20.50 an hour and an offer of $20.50, with start date to be set by payroll staff.
Brown County commissioners held several executive sessions to discuss non-elected personnel duties and compensation, then returned to regular session and offered a part-time road crew position to an applicant at $20.50 per hour.
Earlier in the meeting commissioners moved into an initial 10-minute executive session to discuss employee performance and payroll; the commission announced it returned to regular session with no binding action taken. Later the commission conducted an interview with a road applicant, held follow-up executive sessions with the deputy clerk and road foremen present, and then returned to offer the position.
Chair stated the county's pay range for the part-time crewman 1 position is $18.50 to $20.50 per hour and said, "since you have a CDL to offer you the position at $20.50 an hour." The applicant accepted; commissioners directed the new hire to coordinate a start date with payroll staff (the deputy clerk).
Commissioners emphasized there was no binding action recorded while they were in executive session. The hiring outcome was communicated in open session after those discussions, and staff were instructed to process payroll and onboarding paperwork.
Next steps: the new hire will work with payroll staff to complete onboarding and set a start date; commissioners will confirm any paperwork or formal appointment records in subsequent administrative documents.
