Council approves Solid Waste funding and votes to bring employees under county payroll
Summary
The council authorized $61,000 in operating expenses for Solid Waste and a $150,000 staffing package to move Solid Waste employees onto county payroll; the staffing funding passed 5-1.
County CFO Stan Heil told the council the requests were tied to integrating Solid Waste employees into the county payroll structure. "These appropriations are for the Solid Waste employees that are coming in under the County umbrella," Heil said as he listed $61,000 in operating items and a $150,000 staffing package (director, office manager and other salaries).
The council approved the $61,000 operating package and approved the larger County General staffing appropriation on a 5-1 vote, with Commissioner Jim Freiberger recorded as opposing the staffing motion. Heil noted that money currently in the Solid Waste line in EDIT could be repurposed elsewhere if needed during the year. The staffing action also accompanied changes to job descriptions that HR later presented.
The vote signals a structural shift in how Solid Waste positions will be paid, including formal inclusion in the county salary ordinance via a subsequent amendment the council approved at the same meeting.
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