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Audubon County approves new dispatcher hire and temporary overtime MOU for deputies
Summary
The Audubon County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 approved hiring Christine Burgin as a full-time dispatcher/jailer and a temporary MOU with Teamsters Local 238 to authorize overtime pay for deputies covering extra shifts amid staffing shortages.
The Audubon County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 approved a hiring resolution and a temporary overtime agreement to address staffing shortfalls in the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Johnson presented Resolution 2025-55 to hire Christine Burgin as a full-time dispatcher/jailer for the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office. The resolution specifies that Burgin’s position will follow the union contract and that the hourly wage will be $22.04. The board approved the hiring resolution on a motion by Supervisor Kent Grabill, seconded by Supervisor Don Mosinski; the record states the vote was all in favor.
The board also unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding between Audubon County and Teamsters Local 238 that authorizes overtime pay for deputy sheriffs who work extra shifts. Sheriff Johnson told the board the department is experiencing a staffing shortage of deputies and presented the MOU as a temporary measure to maintain coverage.
The board’s actions were routine motions recorded in the minutes; no amendments or dissenting votes were recorded. The county’s auditor/clerk, Chassity Musfeldt, attested to the resolutions in the official minutes.
