Citizen Portal

Commission approves precinct split, facility floor plan and personnel pay changes

Jefferson County Commission · January 22, 2026

Summary

The commission voted unanimously to split precinct 19 (St. James Catholic Church) into 19A and 19B, approved the final floor plan for the Jefferson County Government Center, and authorized bailiff pay increases and a promotion effective Jan. 26, 2026.

At the Jan. 22 meeting the commission approved several administrative items: a motion by Commissioner Stolipher approved splitting precinct 19 (St. James Catholic Church) alphabetically into precincts 19A and 19B; Laura Kuhn (Fleet & Facilities) presented and the commission approved the final floor plan design for the Jefferson County Government Center at 393 North Lawrence Street; and Sheriff Tom Hansen's recommended bailiff pay changes were approved—Douglas Pittinger's hourly rate increased to $22.52 and Romelda Porter was promoted with pay increased to $20.50 per hour, all effective Jan. 26, 2026.

These motions were seconded and carried unanimously. The minutes record the procedural motions and approvals but do not include detailed discussion or alternatives; implementation steps (pay changes and facility plan execution) will be managed by relevant departments.

AI generated

The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.

AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.

Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.

Source