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COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution March 8 supporting legislative action to change one of the county’s courts at law to a probate court, which would handle matters relating to a person’s estate after they die as well as questions of guardianship, mental health and related eminent domain cases. County Court at Law No. 2, presided over by Claudia Laird, will become Montgomery County Probate Court No. 1. MEETINGSWE COVER Montgomery County Commissioners Court will meet March 29 and April 12. 501 N. Thompson St., Ste. 402, Conroe • 936-756-0571 www.mctx.org Conroe City Council will meet March 24 and April 14. 300 W. Davis St., Conroe 936-522-3010 www.cityofconroe.org Montgomery City Council will meet March 22 and April 12. 101 Old Plantersville Road, Montgomery • 936-597-6434 www.montgomerytexas.gov
Court removes payroll duties fromcounty treasurer MONTGOMERY COUNTY Commissioners removed Treasurer Melanie Bush’s payroll-related duties at a March 8 Commissioners Court meeting after several county employees reported payroll errors. Bush will remain the county’s treasurer. BY JISHNU NAIR County commissioners voted March 8 to remove payroll duties from the county treasurer position. SHIFTING PAYROLL DUTIES
Commissioners will establish a new payroll department to be headed by former County Auditor Phyllis Martin, according to the motion made by Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack. Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts seconded the motion, which passed 4-1. County Judge Mark Keough was the only opposing vote. Commissioners did not hold a public discussion on the proposal and declined to comment on the decisions. In an emailed statement, Bush said she was “disap- pointed” by the Commissioners Court’s decision. “I am disappointed that Commissioners Court made the decision they did that will end up costing the tax- payers more money with the creation of a whole new department,” Bush said. “That the comments of experts in implementations and payroll as well as citizens of this county were not listened to saddens me the most.” Bush was rst elected in 2018 and previously served as president of the Conroe ISD board of trustees. Noack said prior to his motion that multiple employees had reported inconsistencies with their paychecks and W-2 forms. “So many of these issues, if better checks and balances
A new payroll department will be created.
Former County Auditor Phyllis Martin will head the new department.
Melanie Bush
The motion passed 4 - 1 with County Judge Mark Keough opposing.
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
were in place, our employees could have a better time with their paychecks,” Noack said. Bush said issues with W-2 forms stemmed from employ- ees not understanding their forms, while issues with payroll were rooted in the payment system, and following an initial report from the 284th District Court judge’s o ce, there have been no additional paycheck issues. County Attorney B.D. Gri n told Community Impact Newspaper the commissioners did have authority to create a new payroll department, but commissioners would have to name their funding sources. Keough said the depart- ment would be “cost neutral” to the county but declined to answer further questions.
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