By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post
The Ellis County Commission will consider changing the time and date of its weekly meetings at Monday’s commission meeting.
According to County Administrator Darin Myers, members of the commission have approached him about changing the times and dates to the first three Tuesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m.
Myers said in prep materials for the meeting that changing from the current time — 5 p.m. on the first three Mondays of each month — would have several benefits. Those include allowing staff to attend the meetings without earning overtime, new employees could more easily attend the morning meetings and it would free up the commissioners to attend the Ellis and Victoria city council meetings.
If the measure is approved by the commission, it would go into effect the first meeting in October which would be Oct. 4 at 8:30 a.m. at the Administrative Building at 718 Main in Hays.
The commission is also set to consider the future the building at 601 Main, which currently houses the Cottonwood Extension District, purchase a new ambulance and design for the new public works facility.
Monday’s commission meeting is at 5 p.m. at the County Administrative Building.