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Highway superintendent to retire; county clarifies trailer use, approves surplus auction and payout appropriation
Summary
Highway Superintendent Kerry Worl will retire March 6; commissioners confirmed new superintendent Chad Watson, clarified cemetery trailer insurance/use rules, approved selling surplus equipment at the March 28 Rochester FFA auction, and approved a $14,000 appropriation to cover payout of vacation and related benefits.
Highway Superintendent Kerry Worl told the commissioners he will retire effective March 6; the minutes record that he introduced Chad Watson as the incoming superintendent. Janice Hughes presented insurance guidance from Consolidated Union regarding a recently purchased cemetery board trailer and recommended limiting use to vetted parties for county business, keeping copies of non‑county drivers' licenses and insurance on file, and preferring county vehicles when towing because liability follows the towing vehicle.
Commissioners approved staff authorization to sell surplus highway equipment at the 33rd Annual Rochester FFA Consignment Auction on March 28; the listed items include two dump trucks (1998 and 1996), three pickup trucks (model years 2003–2005), an equipment trailer (2001), a Bandit brush chipper (year not specified), an in‑bed sander, a John Deere tractor and assorted tools and tanks. Janice Hughes also requested and received approval for a $14,000 additional appropriation to cover payout of roughly 212 hours of vacation and associated payroll taxes and PERF related to Superintendent Worl's retirement; the vote was 3-0.
Commissioners asked staff to confirm insurance coverage with Michael Bowditch for board members driving county vehicles; if not covered, the board members must use personal vehicles and provide documentation of license and insurance.
