By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Geary County employees should get a pay raise in 2023. Commissioner Trish Giordano said Tuesday that the governing body met with Finance Officer Tami Robison. She provided them with a budget worksheet. "Pretty much letting us know that after we did the plan with the hospital to help the hospital be able to go to Stormont Vail we are able to give our employees a raise."
Giordano wants to make some cuts in the Sheriff's Department budget proposals. She does not want to fund a part-time attorney f or that department. "We have a county attorney, a county counselor and then we have our KCamp insurance which provides legal services. All of them have successfully represented the Sheriff's Department since the sheriff has been in office."
She also wants to reduce the manpower assigned to the marine unit. "I don't know why we would three full time Deputies to be on the marine unit when the lake that belongs to the Corps ( of Engineers ). Giordano added that part of the lake is also in Clay County. "I don't feel we should burden just the Geary County taxpayers with that."
Giordano would support a part-time marine unit during busy times perhaps have those personnel handling dual duties.
No final action or decisions have been made. Budget deliberations and planning will continue.