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County staff propose Secondary Roads take on weed commissioner duties
Summary
Emmet County staff proposed assigning weed commissioner responsibilities to the Secondary Roads Department, with duties to be performed outside regular hours and salary split between two employees; the county engineer said a specific person must be appointed for the role.
During routine business on April 21, 2026, Emmet County staff presented a proposal for the Secondary Roads Department to assume the county’s weed commissioner duties. County employees Allison Fisher and Dan Burton described a plan under which the weed‑commissioner responsibilities would be carried out outside their regular work hours and the commissioner’s salary would be divided between them.
County Engineer Walter Davis‑Oeth told the board that, under the proposal, a specific individual would still need to be formally appointed as weed commissioner. The record does not show a motion or vote to appoint an individual at this meeting; the item remained at the discussion stage.
The transcript does not record public comment on the matter nor a board direction to appoint a specific person at this session. If the board chooses to proceed, a formal appointment and related personnel actions would be required in a future meeting.
No formal action was recorded on this proposal during the April 21 meeting.
