Superintendent upgrades secretary job
By TARA REILLY
tarar@herald-mail.com
Washington County interim Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Morgan has upgraded the vacant secretary position in her office to a post that brings with it up to a $5,653 pay increase.
The position, assistant to the superintendent, will pay between $40,989 to $44,850 a year, Morgan said.
The secretary position became vacant when Kathy Forrest left last month. Public Information Officer Carol Mowen said Forrest, whose salary was $39,159 this year, had been performing many of the duties included in the upgraded position.
"The upgrade really is long overdue," Mowen said.
She said the board's human resources department is classifying the position as a "transition" position.
The assistant to the superintendent will work 7.5 hours a day, 12 months a year.
Morgan said she needs the assistant to help carry out her many tasks.
"I'm not looking for the average secretary," she said. "I don't feel people should have a high level of responsibility without being appropriately compensated for it."