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Commissioners approve $9,500 one-time bonuses for two exempt employees
Summary
The commission approved one-time payments of $9,500 each to two exempt employees (identified in the meeting as Dean Wyckoff and Kyle Shockley) to recognize extensive planning and overtime related to a recent county event.
Billings County commissioners voted to authorize one-time bonuses of $9,500 each for two exempt employees, identified in the meeting as Dean Wyckoff and Kyle Shockley. The proposal was discussed after commissioners confirmed the item could be handled during the regular meeting despite not being on the published agenda.
Commissioners and staff reviewed estimated hours and the nature of the work that staff performed in planning and on-site operations. Speakers cited planning and preparation that extended well beyond the two-week event window and presented sample hour estimates (one figure cited was 125 hours; other discussion referenced a 90-hour figure used as a comparison). One commissioner urged considering the yearlong planning and preparation "above and beyond just the week of" the event when setting a bonus. After hearing suggested ranges and comparisons to past bonus payments, a motion to grant $9,500 to each of the two employees was moved and seconded and the commission voted to approve the awards.
The commission directed payroll to process the payments in the August payroll cycle; staff said the county would compute payment amounts based on recorded hours and payroll procedures. The action was recorded as a formal motion and carried; the transcript records the motion, a second and the chair calling the vote.
