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Commissioners approve temporary office manager for West Boggs Park; longevity and seasonal pay policies tabled
Summary
Commissioners authorized a temporary office manager position at West Boggs Park funded by park revenue, while debate over a 7% longevity bonus policy and seasonal comp‑time rules was deferred for further review after staff and commissioners raised equity and implementation concerns.
Daviess County commissioners approved a request from park staff to add a temporary office manager position for West Boggs Park, with the park director saying the role would be funded from park revenues and is intended to improve operations and efficiency.
Nathan, who presented several park items, described revenue measures already implemented at the park and said the new position is needed to cover tasks the current system does not address. Commissioner Cook moved to approve the new office position; the motion passed by voice vote.
Nathan also outlined two related personnel policy items that the park board had adopted: (1) a longevity/bonus policy that provides full‑time West Boggs employees with a 7% annual bonus in lieu of PERF retirement and (2) a seasonal accrual policy allowing salaried park staff to accrue up to 80 hours of overtime during April–October for use in winter months. Commissioners questioned the longevity policy’s proration rules, noted that West Boggs employees receive other county benefits but not PERF, and raised equity concerns for other county salaried staff who do not receive similar accruals. The board agreed to table the longevity item and the seasonal accrual policy to allow staff and commissioners to review written policies and audit findings.
Next steps: staff will provide the written policy documents and work with auditors to clarify retirement, payout timing and whether accruals or payouts are consistent with county practice before returning to the commission.
