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Commissioners authorize chair to negotiate county administrator’s employment terms; specific parameters proposed publicly
Summary
Franklin County commissioners agreed April 8 to authorize the board chair to negotiate modifications to the county administrator’s employment agreement and return a written contract; one commissioner publicly proposed a salary of $210,000, a $1,000 monthly vehicle allowance (or county vehicle), and a cut to severance.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on April 8 authorized the board chair (or vice chair if the chair is absent) to negotiate terms of the county administrator’s employment agreement with HR and county counsel and to return a written contract for formal approval.
Commissioners said the intent is to keep the process transparent and to capture the board’s direction in public session before staff drafts final language. During public discussion of the added agenda item, one commissioner publicly named proposed parameters: an annual salary of $210,000; a $1,000 per month vehicle allowance or provision of a county vehicle (but not both); and a proposal to reduce the administrator’s severance entitlement by half. The board directed staff and the chair’s office to document any agreed terms and present a written contract at a later meeting for ratification.
The board also pulled Resolution 2026‑132 (a previously scheduled MOA regarding the administrator’s employment agreement) to a future agenda and instructed legal staff to coordinate the drafting work. The meeting record shows the board intended the action to be a process direction rather than a finalized change in employment terms.
What happens next: the chair will work with HR and the county prosecutor’s office to draft contract language reflecting the board’s direction; the board will consider the formal contract in a future public meeting.
