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Barbour County Commission authorizes hiring of Phyllis Phillips after online posting corrected
Summary
At a special session April 28, 2026, the Barbour County Commission voted unanimously to authorize hiring Phyllis Phillips after correcting an online job posting and leaving it open for one week to permit other applicants.
The Barbour County Commission voted unanimously April 28, 2026, to authorize hiring Phyllis Phillips after directing staff to correct an online job posting and leave it open for one week to allow additional applicants. The special session was held at the Eufaula Courthouse and was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman Jerry McGilvray.
Commissioner Karen Collins moved "to move forward with Phyllis Phillips," a motion that Commissioner Eric Pomeroy seconded. Commissioner Frances Shipman said she "had concerns because of a discrepancy in the requirements in the newspaper advertisement and the internet posting." The minutes record that a correction to that phrasing was made at the commission's May 14, 2026, meeting to clarify Shipman's concerns about the information used in hiring.
Collins amended her motion on the floor to require that the online posting be corrected and left posted for one week to give other applicants an opportunity to apply. After that one-week period the motion authorized the chairman and the county administrator to hire Phyllis Phillips. The minutes record the pay rate as $62,500.00 and state it would be "paid on a hourly basis." Commissioner Eric Pomeroy seconded the amended motion; it "carried unanimously." Present commissioners recorded in the minutes were Chairman Jerry McGilvray, Commissioner Frances Shipman (District Three), Commissioner Eric Pomeroy (District Four) and Commissioner Karen Collins (District Six). Absent were Commissioners Rachel Smith (District One), Jason Bennett (District Two) and Stan Adams (District Seven).
The commission immediately adjourned after routine business; Pomeroy moved to adjourn and Shipman seconded, with the motion carrying unanimously.
Clarifying details: the minutes record a pay figure of $62,500.00 and also state that it will be "paid on a hourly basis," language that is internally inconsistent; the minutes do not specify whether the figure represents an annual salary, an annualized amount to be paid by hourly wages, or another compensation arrangement. The minutes also note a later correction made May 14, 2026, to the wording about Commissioner Shipman's concern regarding hiring information.
Next steps: the amended motion authorized the chairman and county administrator to complete the hire after the one-week posting period; the minutes do not record an official hire date or a signed employment agreement.
