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Board approves hiring and personnel moves; emergency vehicle permit authorized

Pratt County Board of Commissioners · April 13, 2026
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Summary

The commissioners approved hiring an appraiser's office employee, promoted a detention deputy to full time, and authorized an emergency-vehicle permit; motions carried by voice vote and hourly pay rates were stated in the record.

The board approved several personnel actions during the meeting. A motion to hire Gracie Martin for the county's appraiser's office at $16 per hour was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; the motion was recorded in open session and the board confirmed the hire.

The board also approved a promotion for Johnny Cardoza from part-time detention deputy to full-time. The transcript records two close but inconsistent hourly figures when the pay rate was announced (one line references $17.50 and another references $17.15). The board approved the promotion by voice vote; the exact hourly amount should be confirmed in the official personnel paperwork or minutes due to the discrepancy in the spoken record. The commissioners also approved an emergency vehicle permit for Doug Ray by voice vote.

Why this matters: The hires and promotions change staffing and payroll obligations and the emergency-vehicle permit authorizes a specific vehicle use. The meeting record shows the board approved each item by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.