“Commissioners wait to develop job description” |
| Commissioners wait to develop job description Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:17 PM PDT Leavenworth, Kan. — There is a big date looming in the Leavenworth County Commission's effort to decide whether to keep or restructure its administrator position — Nov. 2. On that day it is guaranteed, outside of a last-minute write-in campaign, that a new commissioner-elect will be named. It was with that in mind on Thursday as the commission sat down to discuss the job description for an administrator or a similar position that Commissioner Clyde Graeber asked a question of his colleagues. "What is the push to get this job description resolved today?" he asked. Instead of making a decision among themselves, Graeber suggested the commission include the individual who wins next Tuesday, whether it be Democrat Tim Goetz or Republican Robert Holland, in the discussion of whether to retain or restructure the administrator position. Last week, the commission voted not to send the question of the administrator to the voters — two previous ballot questions on the subject were voted down — and instead agreed to meet Thursday to decide among themselves what the job should entail in the future. "Even if we should adopt a job description today, come January when that new commissioner is sworn in, there could be changes at that time," Graeber said. All three commissioners have submitted their own proposals for how they see the job structured in the future. For Commissioner John Flower, that includes the powers for budgeting and personnel management enumerated in the Kansas statute allowing the appointment of an administrator; outgoing Commissioner J.C. Tellefson's proposal changes the title to "director of staff and budget" and includes some changes but retains the personnel and budgeting authority; and Graeber's proposal, under the name "staff and budget director," includes powers to develop a budget in coordination with the county clerk but does not give that person the ability to hire or fire staff. Unlike Holland and Goetz, all three current commissioners have said they support keeping an administrator on board. "We all agree that the job was a key critical role and produced positive results," Flower said. However, Graeber said by modifying the job description he sought to create a more "amiable" environment in the courthouse by including requirements like a monthly meeting in which the elected officials and staff at the county all meet together. Flower said he supported that end — but he also wanted to make sure that whatever form the position does take, it allows that person to make the sometimes unpopular decisions reagarding efficiencies in the county. "I am not only interested in a harmonious environment, I'm interested in results," he said. The commission agreed to give Goetz and Holland copies of the three proposals as summarized by Flower and a copy of the Kansas statute addressing the issue. They also voted to table the discussion until Nov. 4. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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