CHARLES City — Jefferson County Clerk Jacki Shadle appeared before the county fee Thursday to examine various issues, together with a modify in classification for staff members in the clerk’s business and how the financial obligations of the county really should be dealt with.
Shadle asked for that eight personnel in just the clerk’s business office have their personnel classifications revised — a little something she stated must have been carried out quite a few decades in the past when the county instituted a classification program but that was under no circumstances completed. The fee voted to reclassify two probation clerks, four recording clerks and two voter clerks from Grade 2 to Grade 4 on the county technique, as well as to move the chief deputy to a Quality 7 from a Grade 6.
Although the adjust is funds neutral for the clerk’s division, Commission President Caleb Hudson reminded Shadle that the funds shifting forward may be impacted.
Shadle then switched tracks and proceeded to read through to the commissioners portions of a report just lately completed by the West Virginia State Auditor outlining responsibilities of the county clerk that have formerly been completed by staff inside the county fee workplace.
Shadle put in important time commenting on the purpose of the county clerk concerning the county’s monetary program, acknowledged as the Tyler program. For the reason that the Tyler program has been designated the official history-preserving process for the county, Shadle indicated that the clerk, as the official history-keeper of the county, must have entire accessibility to the program, as was mentioned in the auditor’s report.
“The Jefferson County clerk and the IT director shall be the only types with administrative obtain to Tyler,” Shadle browse. “No other staff of the county shall have administrative accessibility to the Tyler Method with no the composed approval of the Jefferson County clerk.”
Shadle also referred to the county spending plan, indicating that the auditor’s findings exhibit that, “While it is permissible for every statute for the commission to get ready the county spending budget, the county clerk really should check the budget making use of a finances handle report … The county clerk’s business office will need to be provided copies of the spending budget revisions so that they can implement these revisions to the budget command report.”
Shadle’s presentation and request for acceptance of a economical procedure access and acceptance plan came right after the recent resignation of the county’s finance director. In the earlier, many of the responsibilities Shadle contends belong in the county clerk’s business had been handled by the finance director below the course of the county commission. The county is now promotion for the finance director situation, which will make this the time to reevaluate the place obligations must drop.
Shadle introduced a in-depth proposed coverage for the commissioners to look at. The team determined to overview the coverage and designs to appear again and deal with any likely improvements at the future consistently scheduled county commission conference on Nov. 17.
In the meantime, Jefferson County Administrator John Nissel indicated that he has advertised for a director of money management place and will agenda interviews, noting with opportunity workforce that the work description could improve.
“My target is to have a candidate in front of you at the following fee conference,” Nissel explained to commissioners Thursday.