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A new chair and vice chair was appointed to the Washington County Board of Supervisors Monday. Current Board Chair Jack Seward, Jr. stated that his position should be seen as revolving and that the vice chair should move up to the position. Therefore a motion was made for Vice Chair Richard Young to be appointed as chair, which was approved, and then the Board approved a motion appointing Bob Yoder as Vice Chair. The Board later made several committee and board appointments, including reappointing Wellman resident Bill Nickel to serve another five year term on the Conservation Board. The Board also approved a personnel change request to place County Attorney John Gish back on the payroll as he recently returned from a U.S. Army Reserve deployment, and a personnel change request to eliminate the part-time assistant real estate administrator position from the county auditor’s office. ....
The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved a reduction of the compensation board’s fiscal year 2022 salary recommendations for elected officials Tuesday. During their regular meeting the Board discussed the compensation board’s recommendation of a 3% increase for all elected officials, and Board Chair Jack Seward, Jr. commented that the Supervisors don’t take this situation lightly, as well as the decision they made last week to approve non-elected county employees receiving a 2% increase next fiscal year. The Supervisors approved unanimously to reduce the 3% recommendation to 2% for all elected officials, and to keep the $150 board chair monthly stipend for Seward. Supervisor Abe Miller also announced during the meeting that he is resigning from the Board effective January 27th, citing personal reasons. ....
Posted Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:02 pm Although the Washington Board of Supervisors discussed the county Compensation Board recommendation of a 3% raise for elected officials, the supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 15 tabled action to the Dec. 22 meeting. Prior to the vote, discussion ranged from a zero increase to 3%, noting that other area counties have gone from 3% to as high as 5.5%. Chairman Jack Seward, Jr. indicated that there will be a decision next week, allowing time of input from county departments and the public. The board also discussed guidelines for department budgets, agreeing that operational budgets are set at zero increase, with the provision that additional funds can be allocated as needed. It is the same policy as last year. ....
Posted By Mary Zielinski The Washington County Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8 opened with the submission of an approximate 250-signature petition from Washington County nursing facilities asking the board to institute a county mask mandate immediately. Presented during the public comment segment, the package given to the board contained the petitions as well as letters from the facilities’ administrators, including from Kalona’s Pleasantview Home, asking for help to protect the most vulnerable populations in the county. The letters outline all precautions taken that include no outside visitors, keeping residents in their rooms, no communal dining, no group gatherings and no family visitors. Even with all precautions observed, there have been deaths at the facilities, the board was told. ....