Smith County clarifies benefit repayment, CDL physicals and other operational items

Jan 12, 2026

Clerk Ashley Maxwell requested policy clarifications; commissioners shifted the benefit repayment calculation to a 40-hour week and agreed the county pays for initial CDL physicals while employees cover ongoing CDL maintenance costs.

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At the Jan. 12 meeting Clerk Ashley Maxwell asked the board to clarify the county's benefit repayment policy and CDL physical policy. The board agreed that repayment calculations should be based on a 40-hour week (previously based on an 80-hour pay period). The board also said it will cover the cost of an employee's initial CDL physical; subsequent CDL maintenance costs are the employee's responsibility.

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