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Animal shelter manager asks supervisors to unfreeze staff position, citing coverage and burnout

Madison County Board of Supervisors · March 12, 2026
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Animal shelter manager Annette Dodson asked the county to unfreeze a second part‑time kennel position and regrade the manager post to align pay with other working managers; staff said the change would add roughly $15,000 (including FICA) to the FY27 budget.

Annette Dodson, manager of the Madison County Animal Shelter, asked the Board of Supervisors to unfreeze a second part‑time kennel position and to reclassify the shelter manager position to a higher pay grade to reflect the position's working‑manager duties.

Dodson told the board the shelter has operated for more than a year with one full‑time and one part‑time employee, which strains coverage during busy…

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