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Public Works raises staffing shortfalls; commissioners hold executive session on wages
Summary
Public Works Director Chris Smith reported three open Road & Bridge positions (Blade Operator, Mechanic, Laborer) and said starting pay is $15 without a CDL and $16 with a CDL. The commission moved to executive session to discuss wages but recorded no action publicly.
Chris Smith, Public Works Director, told the board there are three open positions in Road & Bridge: Blade Operator, Mechanic and Laborer. He stated the starting rate for those positions is "$15.00 without a CDL and $16.00 with a CDL," and the minutes record the department is actively recruiting to fill the vacancies.
Following the personnel update, the commission voted to move into an executive session under the Non-Elected Personnel exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act "to discuss wages" with Smith and Joe Mullens, Road & Bridge Supervisor, present. Two motions were recorded: an initial 15-minute session and an 8-minute extension; both passed 3-0. The minutes state no action was taken publicly after the executive session.
