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Nobles County tables new assistant highway maintenance superintendent position
Summary
The board heard a proposal to create an Assistant Highway Maintenance Superintendent position (job evaluation: 332 points; pay grade 14; non-exempt under FLSA) with 2026 funding allocated from county ditch and highway funds, then voted to table the item pending review by the Public Work Advisory Committee.
County staff presented a proposed Assistant Highway Maintenance Superintendent role intended to address gaps across highway maintenance, highway engineering and county ditch operations. The job description was evaluated at 332 job points, placed in pay grade 14, and classified as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act; the packet notes budget allocations in 2026 from the county ditch and highway funds to support the position.
After discussion, the board voted to table the proposal and return it to the Public Work Advisory Committee for further comment. The meeting minutes record the motion as moved by: Ahlers, Gene and seconded by: Metz, Gene; the board did not adopt the position at the April 21 meeting.
