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Board corrects phone stipend and budgets overtime, travel for IT staff
Summary
Budget packet corrections: cell-phone stipend clarified as $2,400 annually for five staff ($40/month each); overtime was increased after adding a technician; travel was increased by $5,000 to fund conference attendance for IT staff.
During the budget review staff corrected several lines: the county's telephone/cell-phone stipend was miscalculated last year and should be $2,400 annually for five staff (equivalent to $40 per month per phone), not $4,800. Staff said the change corrects a prior mistally.
The IT department increased the overtime line because a third technician was added; staff described overtime use as infrequent and intended for small job overruns so projects can finish without returning later. The department also added $5,000 to travel so each of the five IT staff has a travel allowance to attend technology conferences or training.
"You all voted to go ahead and give them $40 per month per phone because their offices a lot of times is their phone when they're out and about," the IT lead noted when explaining the phone-line correction. Staff said the overtime and travel additions are meant to standardize allowances and support training.
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