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Anson County unveils revamped GIS webmapper, hydrant mobile app and proposes employee pay/leave ordinance changes
Summary
GIS analyst demonstrated a refreshed 2026 webmapper and a mobile hydrant-status tool to help utilities and fire districts; HR presented six proposed personnel-ordinance changes (401(k) uplift, longevity cap, petty and birthday leave, holiday pay), approved by the board contingent on budget adoption.
Valerie Skull, Anson County's GIS analyst, demonstrated a major update to the county webmapper and a new mobile application to record fire hydrant status and flow metrics.
Skull said the webmapper overhaul adds an updated user interface, planned new community data layers (schools, fire, police), political jurisdiction layers and tighter register‑of‑deeds integration. She also demonstrated a hydrant inventory app in beta that records flow rate, pressure, flushing history and a dashboard view for utilities and fire personnel to see recent activity.
"That mapping system will help the fire departments track and maintain the pressure of their hydrants that ties into your ISO rating," a commissioner noted during the presentation; Skull said the county is beta‑testing the hydrant tool with in‑field users and working with the contracted web vendor on server‑side access issues.
In a separate appearance, HR director Miss Ingram outlined six proposed ordinance amendments that the board approved on a motion contingent on adoption of the FY26 budget. Proposed changes included increasing the county employer 401(k) contribution for regular employees from 4% to 4.5%, raising the longevity cap to $6,000, expanding petty‑leave structure (including 24 hours for 12‑hour EMS shift workers), adding birthday leave for part‑time staff, and adjusting holiday‑pay rules so some part‑time employees receive holiday pay when they are not scheduled to work.
Miss Ingram said the longevity cap increase and higher 401(k) employer contribution are budgeted items and estimated the longevity cap change at about $111,000 and the 401(k) change at about $84,000. Commissioners and the manager emphasized these changes would be contingent on final budget action and July 1 effective dates if adopted.
The board thanked staff for the GIS work and asked for continued coordination with public safety and utilities on hydrant mapping and server access; HR changes will take effect only if the budget is finalized with the appropriations to support them.
