By Larry Tucker
Monitor Contributor
Commissioners appointed Jennifer Harrelson as the county’s new IT director during its meeting on June 10. Harrelson, who has been serving as an IT technician with an annual salary of $58,923, will now receive $84,988 annually in her new position.
The court also approved several personnel actions. Longtime court security Deputy A.G. Sessions’ retirement request was approved. In the Sheriff’s Department, Dakota Anglin was promoted to jail sergeant. Commissioners accepted the resignations of Eric Godina and Brock Counts, along with a resignation from the Treasurer’s Office. Matthew Prater was hired as a part-time employee.
Several county-owned items will be sold through a Purple Wave auction, including a dump truck, John Deere backhoe loader, lawn mower, motor grader and tractors. For more information, visit www.purplewave.com.
Commissioners approved a residential lease agreement for the county house at Lake Quitman. The property will be leased to William Miles Tucker for $350 per month.
Wood County Tax Assessor-Collector Angie Luman was authorized to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate.
Judge Kevin White selected 12 individuals to serve on the Salary Grievance Committee. The committee consists of three elected officials and three individuals from last year’s grand jury.
Commissioners also opted not to make changes to Nationwide Retirement Solutions investment options.
“This is an individual thing our employees choose to do,” White said.
The court discussed participating in the creation of a Northeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District but took no action.
“A few months ago, I was approached by State Rep. Cole Hefner to try and put together a regional group of 13 to 16 counties in the Northeast Texas area,” White said. “If we can combine resources, we can protect all of our groundwater.”
Hefner plans to hold a town hall meeting in the near future to discuss the proposal with area residents.