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County approves multiple personnel actions, hires, pay correction and DHR appointments
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Summary
The Limestone County Commission approved an employment agreement for Emily Veil, amended staffing to add a captain trainee, corrected a deputy's starting pay retroactive to Jan. 20, approved several new hires and merit increases, and appointed two members to the DHR board.
The Limestone County Commission on April 20 approved a bundle of personnel actions including an employment agreement for Emily Veil, a staffing amendment to add a captain trainee at the jail, a retroactive pay correction for Deputy Sheriff Michael Knowles and several new hires and merit increases.
Chair presented an employment agreement between the county and Emily Veil covering April 20, 2026, through April 19, 2027; the Chair noted the agreement was subject to county attorney approval. The commission raised no objections when the Chair asked for discussion.
The commission voted to amend the staffing plan to add one captain trainee at grade 21 to provide training capacity amid retirements. Chair described the change as needed to replace and train staff after retirements.
Chair also proposed and the commission approved an adjustment to Deputy Sheriff Michael Knowles' starting pay to grade 17, step D, made retroactive to Jan. 20 to correct a hiring error identified in a sheriff's email. The Chair characterized the change as a correction to address the administrative mistake.
The commission approved new hires including Wendy Lucas and Jeffrey Schaeffer as corrections officers (effective May 4, pending drug screens), Olivia McNett as a kennel technician (effective May 1), and Weston Cowell as equipment operator in District 2 (effective May 21). Several merit increases on the personnel list were also approved with no objections.
Separately, Chair proposed appointing Alan Griffin and Tammy Waddell to the DHR board; commissioners raised no objections to the nominations. No roll-call votes were recorded for the individual items during the work session.
Next steps: Human resources and county administrative staff will complete onboarding and paperwork for hires and process the employment agreement and pay adjustments through county administrative channels.
