The Murray County Commissioners met Tuesday, January 8th for their first meeting of 2019. Amongst agenda items were the swearing in of the newly elected officials. Dave Thiner was chosen as the new chairman of the board while Dennis Welgraven will serve as vice chair.
The following statement was read to address the interim county coordinator position recently vacated by Aurora Heard.
The committee met over the past few weeks to determine opportunities for contracting with an interim coordinator to fill the current vacancy. Through contacts from within the Association of Minnesota Counties, the committee was provided potential candidates to discuss contract services based on the scope of work approved by the county board. After talking to those contractors, none were available to fill our vacancy at this time.
After review with the Human Resources Generalist, it was determined that most of the current coordinator duties could be handled through her office for a short period of time until someone is hired. We therefore recommend that she acts as the main contact for all personnel issues, board meeting requests and other duties assigned under the coordinator at this time. Due to the increased work load on the Human Resources Generalist, we recommend that the Economic Development Director and Community Relations Coordinator assist in any general duties that are not related to personnel.
To continue this transition in an expedited way, we have scheduled the Association of Minnesota Counties to attend the January 15th meeting of the Murray County Board of Commissioners to discuss general county government structures. This will be an opportunity for all us to learn from the Association and other counties on the many ways of coordinating the administrative role of the board and county functions. This presentation will be open, and we encourage staff to attend. After the meeting, the panel of presenters from the Association of Minnesota Counties will be available in Conference Room B to talk one on one with staff who may have additional questions.
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