PLYMOUTH – Sheriff-elect Les McFarland came before the Marshall County Council seeking additional appropriations in a complicated transition to a new administrative assistant.
Along with McFarland taking over for current Sheriff Matt Hassel the department will have a new Administrative Assistant as the previous holder of that office has decided to take retirement in December. McFarland asked the Council to fund six to eight weeks of training for the new Assistant.
McFarland was told that in other departments in the county two weeks of training were the norm.
The situation is complicated further as the current Assistant training the new Assistant will be retiring
McFarland was questioned about cross-training by Councilman Jim Masterson
Auditor Angie Birchmeier also told the Council that there would need to be another action as well.
In the end the Council unanimously voted to change the salary ordinance and will take up the appropriation in the December meeting.
