PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Hughes County Commission considered and approved a number of administrative items at its meeting Monday night. Commissioners approved, at least for a few months, a change in the meeting time. Commissioner Connie Hohn says Hughes County with a meeting time of 5:30 pm is a rarity…
Commissioner Rob Fines was concerned about the public’s access to attending meetings during the work day versus after quitting time at five pm…
Commissioner Bill Abernathy says attendance generally depends on the meeting’s agenda…
The Commission also discussed the Christmas holiday and how much time to give employees off. Christmas falls on a Wednesday in the middle of the week and Commission Chair Tom Rounds says all units of government are taking a different approach to time off for the holiday…
Hohn says she wants to follow what the County’s 2025 employee manual lays out for holidays…
Meetings will begin at nine am starting January 6th. If the time doesn’t work for the Commission they can always change it back to evenings at 5:30 pm. As for Christmas, December 24th will be a day of administrative leave for eligible county employees.
