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Hart County splits on new recreation program-director role as commissioners weigh pay-grade and supervisory issues
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to convert existing recreation vacancies into a supervisory 'program director' post and whether to fill two current openings immediately; concerns centered on unclear pay grade, supervisory duties at the same grade as subordinates, fingerprint/background tasks in the draft description, and mid-year budget implications.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners spent a prolonged portion of its March 24 meeting debating a proposed recreation program-director job description and whether to fill two currently open recreation positions now or wait until the budget cycle.
Jim Owens, the county's recreation director, described program needs and said the department is short-staffed during the season. Commissioners questioned elements of the draft job description: several members objected to…
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