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Hancock County Commission accepts resignations, approves routine bills and tables pay after hours discrepancy
Summary
The commission accepted several resignations (parks and rec, clerk's office, assistant prosecutor), approved appointments for primary‑election workers and routine bills, and tabled payment for a departing employee after discovering an error in reported hours; the pay item will appear on the next agenda.
At its March 12 meeting, the Hancock County Commission accepted multiple personnel resignations, approved routine financial items and election staffing, and tabled a payment for a departing county employee after an apparent error in the number of accrued hours was discovered.
The board approved advertising for a seat on the Tomlinson Public Service District Board and accepted the resignation of Melissa Wallace from the parks and recreation board (effective March 5, 2026). It also accepted the resignation of Libby Johnson from the county clerk's office (effective Feb. 26, 2026) and approved payment to Elizabeth Johnson for 56 hours of accrued vacation and personal days.
The commission approved appointing 112 people to assist with the upcoming primary election's early voting and election day operations. Members also approved an order rejecting claims in the estate of Robert B. Pac.
The commission accepted the resignation of assistant prosecuting attorney Michael Coon and authorized advertising for an assistant prosecuting attorney position to fill the vacancy.
Discussion on paying departing employee Kayla Welshan for 56 hours of accrued leave revealed an error in the hours after the agenda was published. One speaker recommended tabling the payment to ensure accurate tracking and to provide proper public notice; the board voted to table the matter until the next meeting so the amount can be verified and the public given notice.
In finance matters, probates and estates were reviewed and approved as to form. The commission approved a travel reimbursement of $1,144 for a commissioner who attended a conference, with one abstention recorded on that reimbursement vote. The board also approved general fund and levy fund bills and requisitions; the transcript record of exact totals was unclear in parts of the record.
Commissioners offered farewell remarks to departing staff and confirmed the next regular meeting will be March 26 at 2:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned after those announcements.
Actions taken listed above were approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted or tabulated in the meeting record.
