Hiring of a Finance Officer was one of the priorities for Geary County Commissioner Trish Giordano during the past two years. "I think it's the best decision the commission made in the last two years. I think having Mrs. ( Tami ) Robison on board has brought a lot of clarity to our budget, more efficiency. I look forward to working with her in the future to do a three to five year capital improvement plan."
On the subject of possible poor county employee morale Giordano has heard the rumors but noted that the county commission has very little contact with the employees. "Morale is based on their department heads. If their department heads aren't happy then the employees aren't going to be happy. "
Giordano noted that she did not know why a department head would be unhappy. "We have put in an employee assistance program, we've gotten our wages up competitively, we saved 14% increase on our insurance and we have extremely good benefit packages and so I think Geary County is a great place to work."
Childcare improvements in the community will also be a future priority for the commissioner. Giordano is preparing to serve a new four year term on the county commission.