Santa Claus just finished checking his list regarding who’s been naughty or nice and, on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners is holding a special meeting behind closed doors to determine which county directors have been naughty or nice – or, rather, how well they’ve done their jobs in 2021.
For county employees that duty often comes down to the county manager or department heads. However, a select group of key county officials answers directly to the Board of Commissioners. The board hires and fires them, and, as it will do on January 6, decides what their salaries will be.
The “direct reports” to the commissioners, who by law require annual evaluation by the board, include the following:
- Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
- County Manager
- County Attorney
- Tax Director
Three other employees have salaries set annually by the Board of Commissioners, but – per state statute – don’t get performance reviews from the board. They are:
- Sheriff
- Elections Director
- Register of Deeds
The Guilford County Board of Elections oversees the elections director and makes recommendations to the board, and the sheriff and register of deeds get performance reviews from the voters of Guilford County who, every four years, either gets rid of them or votes them back in office.
The Board of Commissioners is holding the closed January 6 meeting at 4 p.m. in the Blue Room on the first floor of the Old Guilford County Court House in downtown Greensboro. The official stated purpose of the meeting is “to immediately enter into closed session pursuant to [NC General Statutes] for the purpose of consulting with the County Attorney; to conduct annual evaluations of the Board’s direct reports; and to conduct any other necessary business.”
Why not a raise across the board for all employees? Are your employees not good enough to receive a raise? Who actually does the work to keep and make the department heads out of trouble? County commissioners?
Commissioners realize the value of ALL your employees that keep this county working day and nights!
All county employees received a 5% pay increase in November, 2021. Performance evaluations were done, but the score had no bearing on anything.
Sort like working for the Post Office. Just show up, don’t be strange in the parking lot, and you keep your job, raises, bonuses, perks, tenure, etc.
Can I get on?
You go Glynn,those tha actually do the jobs to make this county go are the last to get a raise and then it’s peanuts to watermelons that the leaders get .Where is fairness in that?