Jones County commissioners approve creation of assistant county administrator position at pay grade 127

Commissioner Kens moved during the meeting that Jones County create “an assistant county administrator position at a pay grade 127,” and to put the opening out for advertisement; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote, with vote counts not specified.

The proposal was introduced by Commissioner Kens, who said, “I make a motion that we create, uh, Jones County create an assistant county administrator position at a pay grade 127.” The chair called for discussion, received a second to the motion, and asked for a voice vote. Following affirmative responses, the chair stated that the ayes had it and the motion carried.

The action directs county staff to advertise the new position; the transcript does not include details about the position’s duties, salary range beyond the pay-grade number, budgetary source, or timetable for hiring. Those details were not specified during the recorded discussion. After the vote, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded, but the recording ends before any final outcome on adjournment is captured.

Next steps indicated in the discussion are limited to advertising the job. No formal ordinance, resolution number, or written policy language was presented on the record in the transcript.