Board discusses temporary reassignment of courthouse grounds work amid staff shortages

Aug 11, 2026

Board members discussed assigning courthouse maintenance tasks temporarily to conservation staff because the roads department's funds are restricted to road work; conservation had covered some tasks and the arrangement was described as temporary.

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Board members discussed why courthouse grounds and related tasks were not permanently reassigned to the conservation or roads department. Jerry Jensen asked directly about the assignment and whether the courthouse work could be moved to conservation or roads; he asked, "Can I ask why you didn't just assign this, courthouse law going to the conservation and the road department to shares?"

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