ORDER N0. 27557
AP'P'ROVAL OF RESTRUCTURING TO THE KERR COUNTY
COLLECTIONS DEF'RRTMENT TO INCLUDE BRRD RLFORD'S PROMOTION
On this the 13th day of htay 2'00:., ~_ipon motion made by
Commissioner- Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Griffin, tFie
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, appointing
Brad Alford as Chief Collections Officer effective .7uly 1,
2002 at an annual salary of 527, NQ~Q~.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE F'tJRNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: H.A. "Buster" Baldwiti,X~ ~ OFFICE: Commissioners' Court
MEETING DATE: May 13 2002 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss restructuring of the Kerr County Courts Collections Deparhnent to include
the promotion of Brad Alford to Chief Collections Officer effective July 1, 2002, at an annual
salary of $27,000, and create a full time Collections Officer at the pay rate of Grade 17, and
discuss the requirements for the #2 position and potential candidates for the position of
Collections Officer effective June 1, 2002. (Executive Session if necessary)
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C/D restructuring of the Kerr County Courts
Collections Department to include the promotion of
Brad Alford to Chief Collections Officer effective July
1, 2002, at an annual salary of $27,000, and create a full oo j
time Collections Officer at the pay rate of Grade 17, ~~~ ~c o~
and discuss the requirements for the # 2 position and ,~4`~
potential candidates for the position of Collections y `~'~
Officer effective June 1, 2002. THESE PERSONNEL
ISSUES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
The Collections Department has become an important
source of non-tax revenue for Kerr County. According
to Russ Duncan, the office currently handles
approximately 125 cases per month and is collecting
$92,000 per month, of which $80,000 stays in Kerr
County. And the Collections Department continues to
take on additional collection responsibilities and
assignments. For this Department to be successful, the
two individuals working there must be experienced and
self-motivated. They need to have knowledge of the
workings of the various courts they support as well as
County government in general. At this time there is no
job descriptions or policy handbook for this
Department but they are literally writing the manual as
they go along. For these reasons, it makes sense to have
a strong # 2 person in the Collections Department to
avoid any fall-off with Russ Duncan departure.