Clark County Fiscal Court approved multiple personnel and pay actions aimed at stabilizing fire‑department staffing.

The court voted to raise starting pay for part‑time firefighters to $13 per hour and approved a $1‑per‑hour across‑the‑board increase for county fire personnel. The court also approved increasing the lateral‑hire premium from $0.10 to $0.20 per hour for each year of prior experience, capped at 10 years (effectively allowing up to $2.00 for a candidate with 10 years of experience under the new scale). Court members discussed retention, unscheduled overtime reductions, and the need to recruit already‑certified personnel to avoid training costs and overtime exposure.

The court approved a status change to hire Jared Carter from part time to full time for the Clark County Fire Department. Court members also rehired Brandon Ballard as a solid‑waste operator at $17 per hour, including approval to back‑pay him to an October 21 start date.

Fire management and court members said the increases were intended to retain existing firefighters and attract experienced lateral hires quickly. The court recorded voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the public record. Officials discussed that the administrative code change required for some pay items would be advertised and a second reading scheduled to finalize ordinance language.