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Council questions part‑time to full‑time appointment amid concerns over ordinance compliance and pay grade
Summary
Council debated converting an administrative assistant position from part time/per‑diem to full time (pay grade NB‑6). One member asked for a tally of hours and documentation after asserting prior ordinance made the role part time; administration argued duties expanded and requested the change to secure work on opportunity zones.
Council members debated an ordinance to change an appointed administrative assistant position from part time to full time and to set it at pay grade NB‑6 (about $54,000). One member pressed administration for documentation and asked why an earlier ordinance designating the post as part time had not been followed.
The questioning member requested a tally of hours worked by the individual since the original ordinance was passed and asked for a job‑task breakdown to justify the change. “Can council see a tally of the hours that this person has actually worked so that we can see since this ordinance was passed?” the member asked.
Administration and other members replied that the scope of the role had expanded, most notably to complete opportunity zones work that the county considers time‑sensitive: "That is a big task ... We do not want to blow that," an administration representative said, urging that the position cannot be squeezed into part‑time status given the workload.
Members expressed concern about the pay‑grade precedent and ripple effects across other NB‑6 positions; the committee requested documentation (hours, job description and cost analysis) before taking final action.
Next steps: staff were asked to provide a detailed job description and an hours/cost tally to the committee for review before a final vote.
