Commissioners deny tax assessor’s request for three full-time hires

Dec 22, 2025

Potter County commissioners voted 4–1 to deny a request from Tax Assessor-Collector Warren to add three full-time employees, citing contingency concerns and urging further review of comparative county data and staffing alternatives.

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Tax Assessor-Collector Warren asked Potter County commissioners to approve a budget amendment and add three full-time employees to the motor-vehicle office to handle rising transaction volume and to pursue potential commercial fleet renewals. "We have a lot of demand that our staff just can't meet," Warren said, noting new revenue opportunities from fleet renewals and increased road-and-bridge and child-safety fee receipts.

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