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Commissioners discuss sharing an engineer with neighboring counties as applicant pool remains small
Summary
Murray County commissioners discussed Cottonwood County's interest in a shared engineering hire, advertising expansion, potential salary adjustments for multi-county work, and outreach to a recent local civil engineering graduate; no hiring decision was made.
Commissioner Dennis Welgraven raised a proposal that Murray County consider sharing an engineer with neighboring counties, saying Cottonwood County has been looking for an engineer for about a year and that sharing could broaden the candidate pool.
The board discussed operational questions: how a shared engineer's time would be allocated between counties, whether a higher salary range should be offered for a dual-county hire, and whether the position risks being spread too thin. The record notes a local recent civil-engineering graduate as a potential internal promotion candidate and that Randy Groves offered to assist with coverage as needed.
The Board directed County Coordinator Sharon Giese to expand advertising for the position, asked Commissioner Welgraven to pursue further discussion with Cottonwood County (and reach out to Pipestone County about sharing), and asked Commissioner Zins to consult engineering contacts about temporary assistance or recruitment options. No hiring decision was made at the meeting.
