Maintenance superintendent asks to shift contracted workers to county positions amid retirements

May 12, 2026

Maintenance Superintendent Mac Lawson presented shop and facility budgets totaling about $1.42M combined and asked to convert contracted workers to county employees; Facility Maintenance budget also reflects forthcoming retirements and multiple capital requests.

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Maintenance Superintendent Mac Lawson presented two recommended budgets: Shop at $484,970 and Facility Maintenance at $938,027. Lawson told the board the Shop budget included no additional personnel requests but that Facility Maintenance accounted for upcoming retirements and included a "request to move contracted workers to county employees." He reviewed lists of capital purchase requests for both divisions and thanked the board for its support over his years of service.

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