Anderson County Council on Tuesday night approved $75,000 to allow the consulting firm Segal Waters, which was hired earlier to evaluate county employee salaries, to help evaluate employee job descriptions as part of adjusting salary structures for the county.
The results will probably lead to the "collapsed structure" of current salary ranges, said Anderson County Finance Director Rita Davis.
"This is nothing more than cleaning up our structures," said Anderson County Councilman Ray Graham, chairman of the county public service committee. "I think we all realize we have some issues, and we have to protect our most valuable resource, our employees."
On Tuesday night, Council also approved:
Second reading of an ordinance to adopt the Northeast County Area Plan as an amendment to the 2016 Anderson County Comprehensive Plan. In November of 2016, Anderson Cointy Council approved moving ahead with revision of the plan for that part of the county, said County Planning & Community Development Manager Michael Foreman, Planning & Community Development Manager.
Foreman said the area's population, listed asa 26,710 in the 2010 census, is expected to double by 2040, making it the fastest growing part of Anderson County.
A link to the full plan is here.
The recommendation of the Anderson County Public Service Committee to move ahead with a study outlining the process of planning a new corrections facility for Anderson County.
A proposal by the Anderson County Finance Committee to pay $8,000 for the funeral expenses of Anderson County Sheriff Deputy Devin Hodges, who was killed in the line of duty during a training exercise earlier this year. The money is likely to come out of Workman's Compensation Insurance.
Approved the distribution of the $422,473.92 in ATAX funds. A complete list of how the funds are being distributed can be found in the agenda packet for the meeting here.