Despite some financial concerns, the Ellis County Commission approved a request to hire a network technician before a retiring staff member leaves the department next spring.
Ellis County IT Director Mike Leiker made the request for the overfill position at Monday night’s commission meeting. The request was approved 2-0; Commissioner Barbara Wasinger was absent.
A staff member will be retiring at the beginning of April, and Leiker told commissioners he wanted to help retain that individual’s 20 years of knowledge by hiring a replacement as soon as possible so that person can be trained by the retiring employee.
Most of the new employee’s training will focus on cross-training with other staff so they can cover for each other in case of vacations or illness, Leiker said, but he wants a new employee with knowledge of security issues.
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