Supervisors start Community Services job search

Board of Supervisors
By: 
Kim Brooks
Express Editor

     During the Feb. 14 Jones County Supervisor meeting, the board approved a proposed job description and advertisement for the Community Services director position.

     Current director Deb Schultz plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year, before July 1.

     After working on a new job description to include duties associated with the MH/DS region, Schultz said her job is “really diverse.          

     “There are some things I just have not thought of for a while,” she said of her responsibilities. “But everything is an essential piece of the job.”

     She said tasks are performed daily, others monthly or when the need arises.

     “The sooner you have a person in place,” she urged the board, “the easier it’ll be on the office. Hopefully the person is ready to hit the ground running.”

     Schultz asked the board if spending the money to advertise the position was even necessary with “an excellent internal candidate,” referring to current Case Management Supervisor Lucia Herman.

     “I feel we need to cast the net to see what else is out there,” said Supervisor Wayne Manternach.

     Supervisor Joe Oswald said advertising for the position was the fair thing to do.

     With a lengthy full job description and list of duties, Schultz suggested having the information available on the county’s website for interested candidates. Applications for the job would be sent to the Board of Supervisors via the courthouse. The deadline to apply was set for Monday, March 13, with the board to review applications during their March 14 meeting.

In other county business:

     • After the last meeting, the board talked with County Attorney Phil Parsons regarding his department taking on substance abuse cases.

     “Phil doesn’t think he could even do it according to the state code,” shared Manternach. “He didn’t think it would even be an option.”

     The board approved making the assistant county attorney full-time from 30 to 40 hours at $70,000 versus $50,000, eliminating the substance abuse stipulation.

     • The board approved the Senior Dining application to the Heritage Agency on Aging for funding in Fiscal Year 2018.

     Senior Dining Director Lisa Tallman informed the board that the expected funding would be less than what she received in the past from Heritage. She said the cut would hurt the larger dining sites because they just do not get the contributions and donations like Jones County.

     Tallman said she’s asking Heritage for $3 a meal, when she was getting $4.53 a meal.

     She also said Heritage will allow local contributions to remain local versus going to Heritage and being distributed.

     “That helps if people know their contributions will stay local,” she said.

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