The Marshall County Council received information from a consultant on job descriptions and wages.
Kent Irwin explained how he and his colleagues at Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele prepare the job descriptions and determine wages for recommendations for the county. He is looking to assist the county in updating all of the job descriptions for all positions in the county as a major overhaul has not been done since 1989. Several positions have a different set of duties and those descriptions need to be current.
Irwin said the work would take six to eight months to complete. There are 154 positions within the county. The contract cost would be around $45,000.
Commissioner Kevin Overmyer commented that the commissioners and council members should get involved in the discussion stages of job descriptions and wages and disband the personnel committee. Irwin added that there needs to be committee rules and regulations set within the group to keep the organization composed.
The county council wants to make sure that things are in line. It was a unanimous vote by the county council members to sign a letter of engagement with Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele to overhaul job descriptions for the county.
