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Board confirms staff hires, addresses overtime and appoints new part‑time veterans officer
Summary
Throughout 2017 Nemaha County hired road crew and office staff, clarified comp‑time rules for the Extension Office, and in December appointed Jim Reed as a part‑time Veterans Service Officer after Otoe County withdrew from a prior interlocal.
Personnel matters were a recurrent item in 2017 minutes. The board approved hiring for multiple road‑department positions (for example, the board offered a District 3 road position to Jason Wurtle with a Jan. 30, 2017 start date, and later hired David Sherman), authorized transfers and addressed comp‑time payout requests in the Extension Office.
The board also handled an interlocal change to veterans services. Otoe County issued notice that it would end its interlocal agreement for shared veteran service coverage; after public discussion the Nemaha County board moved to advertise for a Veterans Service Officer vacancy and in December appointed Jim Reed as the county’s veterans service officer at $15.00 per hour for a part‑time schedule. The minutes show the board considered hours, benefits and on‑call responsibilities before finalizing the appointment.
Separately the minutes document administrative practices such as timekeeping and a countywide review of comp‑time accruals; the board adopted consistent recording practices and directed the county clerk and department heads to track overtime and comp‑time in compliance with policy.
