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Commission approves cell‑phone stipend and adopts summer hours schedule
Summary
The board approved the longstanding $50–$60 cell‑phone stipend for staff who use personal phones for work and set summer hours (four 10‑hour days, shortened Friday) to begin the week after Memorial Day; staff will post notices and track calls with new phones.
Commissioners unanimously approved the standard stipend for employees who use a personal cellphone for county business and accepted a proposed summer hours schedule for county offices.
Speaker 1 summarized the stipend practice, saying the commission typically provides a small payment—cited amounts ranged from $50 to $60—to employees using personal phones for work. A motion to approve the stipend carried by voice vote.
On staffing hours, Speaker 4 described a summer hours plan moving most offices to four 10‑hour days (Monday–Thursday) with a shorter Friday and a reduction of the lunch break to 30 minutes for some positions. Commissioners agreed to implement the change after Memorial Day (around late May), and staff agreed to post notices and use the new phone system to track call volumes and forwarding needs.
