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Coffey County commissioners approve payroll changes, new hire and a tax abatement
Summary
At their March 30, 2026 meeting, the Coffey County Commission approved a $53.64 tax abatement, rescinded and reauthorized a payroll notice for an appraisal office employee with a wage adjustment, and approved the hire of a heavy equipment operator effective April 7, 2026.
The Coffey County Commission on March 30, 2026 approved several personnel and payroll actions, including a small tax abatement and the hiring of a heavy equipment operator.
Chairman Mark Petterson called the meeting to order and the board unanimously approved the minutes of March 23, 2026. Commissioner Steve McCurry moved to approve a single tax abatement totaling $53.64; the motion passed.
Commissioner Wayde Thomsen moved to rescind Paragraph 5 of the March 23 minutes and to authorize the chairman to sign a corrected payroll notice for Stella Eccles, Appraisal Specialist II in the Appraiser’s Office, reflecting a step and grade change and a wage adjustment from $27.73 to $28.26, effective March 16, 2026. The motion carried; the minutes record the vote as 4–1 with Commissioner Todd Barker recorded in opposition.
The commission also approved a CP-2 Payroll Notice hiring Dusty Dodd as a Heavy Equipment Operator in the highway division, classification 35-02, at a wage of $22.02 per hour effective April 7, 2026. Commissioner Michael Abendroth moved the hire; Commissioner Steve McCurry seconded and the motion passed.
No additional details about candidate recruitment or benefits adjustments were recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt. The commission scheduled routine warrant-and-voucher reviews for April 27, May 28 and June 29, 2026 following regular meetings.
