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Road & Bridge reports storm response and staffing gaps; personnel changes approved
Summary
Road & Bridge reported storm cleanup, paving and parking-lot projects and a move to a new building; commissioners discussed staffing shortages since a retirement and approved personnel changes, including a range change and use of floating slots.
Luke Davis, representing Harrison County Road & Bridge, updated the court on shop activity from Feb. 8 to March 7, saying crews issued 48 road permits, responded to a recent storm with more than 40 call-outs, completed a parking-lot project for the fire marshal's office and finished a driveway at the Master Gardeners' site. Davis said the department is preparing seal-coat and construction lists and expects to move into a new building before April.
Commissioners raised staffing concerns after a retirement created a vacancy in the weigh-and-permit officer role and discussed possible assistance from Constable John Hickey. The court approved personnel changes that included a range change and the use of budgeted floating positions; the motion to approve personnel changes passed 4-0.
"We've got plenty of potholes out there continuing to overlay," Davis told the court, and he said the mower crew and other employees multitask to keep roads maintained. Commissioners asked for follow-up on staffing fill plans and whether mower positions should be adjusted given contracted right-of-way mowing.
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