Seven months after the Pottawatomie County Public Works Administrator job became vacant, the county commission is still struggling to find the right fit.
The commission voted 2-1 Monday to advertise a full salary range for the position. In the past, the county administrator only had authority to offer pay at the starting wage ($70,000) and up to 25 percent above that ($88,000). Commission Chair Greg Riat says that has handicapped the county’s ability to find the right fit.
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By comparison, Riley County’s assistant public works director position was advertised at a salary range of $92,000 to $110,000, which is well above what Pottawatomie County had been advertising.
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Pottawatomie County hosts open house for new Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility
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Pottawatomie County held a public open house in Westmoreland Monday for the newly constructed Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility.
County commissioners and staff gathered as they commemorated the completion of a project that has been in the works for over five years.
The building will replace Public Works’ nearly 85-year-old shop and allow the department to service all county vehicles.
Assistant public works director Lance Forgy says the new building is quite the upgrade.
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Some of the facility’s more visible features are a truck lift an overhead crane, both pieces of equipment that the old shop did not contain.