AUBURN — There were no loud debates about pay cuts and nobody was accused of double dipping. The Androscoggin County commissioners’ Wednesday meeting was a low-drama affair as the commissioners quietly attended to routine business.

They approved a request from the sheriff to hire a reserve corrections officer at $10 an hour. Resignations were accepted and commissioners voted to approve the posting of vacant positions.

They approved the transfer of a jail transport officer to a position in corrections and voted to allow a part-time jail cook to become full time.

Personal leave for five sheriff’s officials was approved as were bereavement days for a county employee who recently suffered a loss.

There wasn’t even a hint of scandal or outrage.

Controversy flared late last year when commissioners voted in November to reinstate a portion of their salary after cuts were made by the Budget Committee. By the time the dust cleared, 13 of Androscoggin County’s 14 municipalities came out against the commissioners’ pay changes or agreed to discuss it.

Last week, the seven-member commission announced that it would respond to each town in a letter that aims to clarify misconceptions about their pay. 

A separate controversy was tackled at the commission’s Jan. 8 meeting when commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of allowing Randall Greenwood to continue serving as a commissioner, despite warnings from the Maine Attorney General’s Office that serving as a commissioner and a state legislator could be legally precarious.

Neither issue was discussed at the Wednesday night meeting.

The commission meets again next week for a workshop.