News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
Jackson County is using about $50,000 in COVID money to give some dislocated workers temporary paid jobs.
Mayor Randy Heady said the funds will help fill volunteer positions such as operating the county archives.
“I want to hire somebody to work at the archives,” Heady said. “To keep everything clean, but at the same time, to work in there and put up archives records in the right place. That is an important job that volunteers typically do, but due to COVID-19, a lot of those are concerned of catching COVID.”
Heady said a position to the sanitation department and courthouse cleaning crew are also coming. Heady said the overall goal is to help struggling residents that lost their job to COVID.
“I have someone I would like to hire to put in sanitation,” Heady said. “A friend of mine, someone I have known here in the county for a long time, who has lost their job due to COVID-19 and is needing this to help get them until this pandemic ends.”
Heady said the positions will be paid until funds run out. Six community centers within the county also received $1,500 each to help with utility payments. The county commission approved the budget amendments for both fundings during Monday’s regular session.
