Current deputy county clerk Linda Cox was hired Monday night as the new county clerk.
The board of commissioners unanimously agreed to allow chairman Anthony Dove to hire Cox, who has been serving as deputy county clerk since last fall, at a starting salary of $35,000, with a pay increase to $37,000 once she completes county clerk training. Cox has also been serving as acting county clerk since the board fired former long-time county clerk Morris Fortson.
Dove said part-time help from the chairman’s office and other departments will be used to assist Cox, instead of hiring another person.
Dove said he has been pleased with Cox’s professionalism and that though his office had interviewed several for the county clerk position, he just could not justify hiring an additional person during these economic times.
“We’ve tried to work within budget constraints and I didn’t feel we could hire someone (else) and stay within budget at this time,” Dove told the board, adding that he thinks his office will be able to cut its 2010 budget by $20-30,000.
Dove noted that Fortson’s salary was approximately $54,000 and that the county had also had a deputy clerk.
“Times are hard now and we’ve been asking more of county employees, such as taking on extra duties,” Dove said, adding that a goal of his has been to do more cross-training instead of hiring new employees in an effort to keep expenses under control.
Dove said he based his offer to Cox on county clerk pay in counties similar to Madison County.
Ask her how many parties she has had on the hill in her
big house for Mr. Pethel .. it's who you know and who you..
I sir, am very qualified for this position, BA,MBA in business but I would not fit within this environment due to the stresses from the powers beyond, ie.commissioners.
I think everyone is looking at this the wrong way...we should be thankful that she is somewhat unexperienced, at least the county funds are staying in the account rather than heading out the back door!
wasting tax payers money right then listening to your
non-sense and your whining. Get real!
you need to get a job period and stop being a low-life
unemployed computer nerd!
By the way, I heard the tag office girls were jumping off a roof later, you joining in later?
I am not a 'low life unemployed computer nerd'. Actually I own my own company; therefore, my boss (me) doesn't mind if I post a comment during business hours.
I must say I am beginning to agree with the post after my original one.
"BAD ATTITUDE"
2012 we can change that ATTITUDE!!!!!!!!
Now Cody may be nice, but his employee's seem to come be very wasteful. Those ladies appear to come and go whenever they want, take a lot of breaks. And the Registars office, what do they do when there is no election?
And you know why that office gets the job done ?
It is not Mrs. Strickland that does it!! The ladies in that
office does the work !!!!!!!!Don't be misled!!!!!!!!