Staff writer
Additional repairs to the Marion County Courthouse roof will have to be made in the coming months.
Marion County Clerk Carol Maggard told Marion County Commission Monday that a second adjuster had looked at the roof and determined there wasn’t any hail damage but there was significant deterioration of dormers and flashing around the roof. Maggard said there are visible gaps in the roof’s edges allowing daylight to come through into the attic.
Shingles which were installed a few years ago apparently were not properly installed because they are sliding off now causing more damage.
Bids will be gathered and work will be completed in the spring.
In other business:
- A maintenance contract with KVK was approved for $7,385 per year. The contractor services heating and air conditioning systems at the courthouse, jail, and annex.
- Delinquent personal property list was reviewed. Maggard told the commission the 2007 list had a total of $36,707 of delinquent taxes. The 2006 list only had $9,610 in past due taxes.
- A salary change for Gayla Ratzlaff, department for elderly coordinator, was approved as she completed six months of service. Her monthly salary increased from $2,635 to $2,685.
- A salary increase for Clinton Jeffrey was approved but the commission decided to wait to approve expenses for Jeffrey to attend law enforcement training after the first of the year. Jeffrey’s position changed from corrections officer and process server to corrections officer and deputy sheriff. His monthly salary increased from $1,733 to $1,906.
- Maggard reported since county workers weren’t given merit raises, department heads have not turned in employee evaluations. The commission decided it would like to see the evaluations and instructed Maggard to request them.
- The commission reviewed an informational flyer will be inserted next week in the county newspapers about the jail bond issue.
- The next regular commission meeting is at 9 a.m. Monday at the courthouse.