Commissioners approve payroll timing change, hire CDL operator; county engineer updates road work
Lamar County commissioners approved switching part-time employees to the same pay period as full-time staff and authorized hiring Steven Brewer as a CDL heavy-equipment operator at $12/hour starting Feb. 16, 2026; the county engineer also reported right-of-way work and challenges with road striping contractors.
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At its Feb. 9 meeting the Lamar County Commission voted to move part-time employees onto the same payroll schedule used for full-time staff, a change officials said will simplify timekeeping and reduce payroll lag. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the change; the meeting record did not include a roll-call tally.
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