Treasurer urges full-time associate, larger conference budget and details daily reconciliation workload

The county treasurer described a workload that she says averages roughly 72–76 hours distributed between herself and a 20-hour associate and asked the court to convert the part-time position to full time. "I have a lot of statistics I can give you to support the need for that," the treasurer said, describing daily deposits, reconciliation tasks and the volume of hotel-occupancy and other revenue streams managed by the office.

The treasurer requested raising the conference line to $3,900 so she can meet annual continuing-education and public-funds investment requirements (together about 35 hours annually). She also requested bond renewals (about $2,100 for both her and a deputy) and modest supplies funding to cover deposit slips and return-address envelopes used in day-to-day operations.

She described a specific reconciliation problem: county receipts are posted by the auditor’s office on a lag of up to three weeks, making daily bank reconciliation difficult without internal spreadsheets and staff time. Commissioners asked whether some investment duties could be delegated; the treasurer responded delegating the investment officer role would introduce communication issues and reduce efficiency. No formal vote on staffing was taken; the request will be considered during budget finalization.