Roosevelt County approves retirement acknowledgement, hires, promotions and several pay raises

Roosevelt County commissioners recorded several personnel actions across February meetings, including an acknowledgement of the retirement of maintenance employee Brenda Abraham after 31 years of service, approval of a new Detention Center hire, a Road Department promotion and multiple pay raises.

At the Feb. 10 regular meeting, the board "acknowledge[d] the retirement of Maintenance employee Brenda Abraham and to express gratitude for her 31 years of service," a motion made by Commissioner Oelkers and seconded by Commissioner Marottek that passed. Later actions recorded in February include approval of a six-month pay raise for Detention Center employee Tasha Fourstar and an annual pay raise for Sheriff’s Office employee Tyson Nelson; motions to approve those raises were made by Commissioner Marottek and seconded by Commissioner Oelkers.

In a Feb. 27 special meeting the board approved a new hire for the Detention Center (the minutes list the name as "Brandin Cantrell" and later as "Brendin Cantrell"), approved promotion and raise for Road Department employee Jonah Riediger (to E-5 Trucking Supervisor and Safety Coordinator), and appointed Erin Leondorf to the Board of Health to fill the Education board opening. All personnel motions were recorded as passed.