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Adair County Fiscal Court Report - V - Pay scale problems The perplexing, persistent, problem of equitable pay, and the heavy cost of personnel turnover. Raises for road department postponed. Four hires approved for 911, which had four resign in the past week. Click on headline for complete story By Ed Waggener The Fiscal Court didn't spend much time last night chasing it's tail trying to solve perplexing, persistent, problems of pay and personnel. They tabled it for more study. In the Budget Committee Report, Magistrate Daryl Flatt told the court that the committee is trying to come up with pay scales. Magistrate Sammy Baker acknowledged the need for competitive pay to keep operators for the county road equipment. High turnover because of low pay is hamstringing county government, particularly in the road department, which is now down to two operators, in 911, which had four departures in the past week; in the jail, and to a slightly lesser extent, in the sheriff's department. The magistrates are directly feeling the pinch, most, in the county road department. CJE Mike Stephens finds low wages to be a pervasive problem holding the county back on all levels. He's even shopping for a "buyer" for 911, proposing that the service be transferred to the City of Columbia. Mayor Hardwick, reached this morning, said that he's not ready to take it over, but doesn't close the door on the longterm possibility of the idea becoming a reality. City of Columbia wages were recently boosted by 75c an hour. And, although they are not particularly high, they are much more competitive than the county's. A number of employee actions were taken
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