The dispatch center that responds to 911 calls in Teton County is close to being fully staffed at the start of budget season.
But the high cost of living in and around Jackson Hole may mean itâs not yet out of the woods.
Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr told the Teton County Board of County Commissioners and Jackson Town Council as much during an all-day series of budget meetings Wednesday.
He said his department was budgeting to fully staff the center for the âfirst time.â Thatâs a significant step in the recent history of the dispatch operation, which serves the Teton County Sheriffâs Office, Jackson Police Department, Teton County Search and Rescue, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, the National Elk Refuge and occasionally Grand Teton National Park.
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Julianne Fries, the head of Teton Countyâs human resources department, is resigning.
But the human resources director who served amid public calls for the departmentâs review and low employee morale is slotted to stay on Teton Countyâs payroll as a consultant.
Per a Teton County Board of County Commissioners-approved contract, Fries will continue working on a retainer that will pay her $10,877 a month. Thatâs roughly $1,000 more than her most recent monthly pay reported in the countyâs state-mandated list of full time employees and salaries, which is attached to the online version of this article along with the contract at JHNewsAndGuide.com. County Administrator Alyssa Watkins said the extra cash is the total of Friesâ monthly salary and single rate for COBRA, a federal insurance offered to employees who lose their employer-provided health insurance.