Ambulance Director Matt Walker provided an update at the Grundy County Commission meeting on August 27. He had consulted with legal counsel to revise a policy regarding hiring and firing, granting the commissioners authority over these decisions in the ambulance department.
The commission adopted the revised policy language, which grants commissioners the authority to hire and fire. The appointing authority is defined as an elected official or any person empowered by state law to make appointments to county service positions. Employees or appointees in departments not overseen by an elected official will be hired, promoted, fired, or appointed solely by the county commission’s action.
The commission approved the hiring of Rhonda Walker.
Shannon Howe from the Howe Company submitted closeout paperwork for a bridge project on Northeast 62nd Street. The final invoice to Mera Excavating for $38,421.40 was submitted for payment.
