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County appoints Susan Horkey as County Recorder, sets salary at $89,000; hires Deputy Recorder

Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The board appointed Chief Deputy Recorder Susan Horkey to fill the remainder of the County Recorder term effective March 1, 2025, set her salary at $89,000, approved hiring Kristi Hedman as Deputy Recorder at $24.08/hour, and accepted a resignation and a termination.

County Recorder Kathy Kretsch and Chief Deputy Recorder Susan Horkey met with the board. The board voted to appoint Horkey as County Recorder to fulfill the remainder of Kretsch’s elected term effective March 1, 2025 (motion by Gravley, second by Anderson; unanimous). The board then set Horkey’s salary at $89,000 effective March 1, 2025 (motion by Appel, second by Anderson; unanimous roll-call vote).

Later personnel motions approved moving Chelsey Sargent to permanent part-time Jailer/Dispatcher after completing a 12-month probationary period, hiring Kristi Hedman as Deputy Recorder at $24.08/hour effective Jan. 21, 2025 after completion of hiring requirements, accepting the resignation of Rebekah Ellingson effective Jan. 21, 2025, and terminating Tyler Mau effective Dec. 23, 2024 for job abandonment. Payouts and hiring terms were recorded in the minutes.