Board approves payroll IGA to process wages for county water authority employee

Sep 15, 2026

The board approved an intergovernmental agreement under which the county will process payroll for a Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority part-time employee; the authority will reimburse wages and employer FICA. Commissioners asked staff to track administrative time and to ensure reimbursement for county labor.

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The board approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) permitting the county to process payroll for a part-time employee the Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority plans to hire for billing and day-to-day operations. Staff said the authority lacks its own payroll system and proposed that the county pay the employee through its payroll process and invoice the authority monthly for gross wages and employer FICA.

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