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Kent County approves two full-time transfer-station operator positions as North Kent site usage surges
Summary
County approved two new full-time equivalent transfer station operator positions for the North Kent Transfer Station after DPW staff reported a 36% rise in inbound waste and nearly 300,000 annual visitors; officials said the hires should reduce overtime and retiree-rehire costs.
The Department of Public Works asked the board to approve two 1.0 FTE transfer station operator positions for the North Kent Transfer Station, saying inbound municipal solid waste and construction-and-demolition volumes are up 36% year-to-date and recycling volumes are up 16% compared with FY25. DPW staff said the site now serves nearly 300,000 commercial and residential visitors annually and that moving start times earlier helped commercial haulers.
DPW staff told commissioners that current base staffing provides fewer hours (16,640) than the minimum staff requirement (19,760 hours) and that adding two positions is expected to substantially reduce overtime and retiree-rehire costs (about $79,664 year-to-date in overtime/rehire). The motion to add two positions was moved by Commissioner Pacala and supported by Commissioner McLeod and passed by voice vote.
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