FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to set the jail manager’s pay level at $42,390.40 as discussed when he was hired about six months ago.

Doug Blauvelt of Farmington was initially given a six-month starting salary of $20,488 in July.

Blauvelt has concluded his probationary period, Sheriff Dennis Pike said, and his performance has been excellent.

When coming up with a pay scale to fit the new position, county Clerk Julie Magoon said, they set it up similar to the county’s emergency management director’s pay level.

The new position came about after the state changed the mission of the jail to be a 72-hour holding facility rather than housing inmates full-time.

Commissioners also voted to move dispatcher Brad Timberlake up to a four-year pay level after successful completion of a six-month probationary period and considering his prior experience with other dispatch departments as outlined in the union contract, Pike said.

His wage was increased from $12.31 an hour to $14.71 an hour.

The board also voted to hire Carla York as a full-time temporary corrections officer position.

Pike said a full-time corrections officer is out due to health issues.

York was formerly a corrections officer at the jail prior to the state changing the mission. She was laid off in November, Magoon said.

Commissioners also voted to hire Tyler Richards of Strong as a full-time dispatcher for the Sheriff’s Department.

Richards has been a part-time dispatcher with the county and has previous dispatch experience, Pike said.

A position came open after longtime dispatcher William Hoyt retired, he said.

Richards was among four candidates who submitted applications. Two candidates withdrew before interviews, Pike said.

Richards is also related to corrections officer, Phil Richards.

A verbal resignation has been received from a corrections officer, Magoon told commissioners. Once the resignation is formalized, she said, the position will be posted in-house.

Regardless of any re-shifting by current employees, there will still be a vacancy, she said. Then there will be a call-back of laid-off employees in the order of when they were laid-off to see if they want the position, she said.

Carla York will get the first call and will have 48 hours to respond, Magoon said.

Prior to the discussion on jail and dispatch hirings, Deputy Treasurer/Clerk Charisse Keach said some nonunion employees are questioning if they will receive a 2 percent cost of living increase that was put in the budget.

Newly elected Commission Chairman Gary McGrane of Jay, said it would be premature to grant any raises to nonunion employees until negotiations are completed with the union.

The 2 percent was put in the budget during the budgeting process last year but it doesn’t mean employees will get that amount of increase, Magoon said.

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