By Bonnie Culverhouse

Minden’s city council voted to adopt an employee manual at their last meeting, but they are still in need of a number of new employees to adhere to that book.

At this time, Mayor Nick Cox says there are at least 15 outstanding jobs with the city to fill, including Fire Chief, Economic Development Director, Minden Main Street Development Director and Director of Parks & Recreation.

“I have some ideas of people I would like to recommend for those specific jobs, but that’s all it will be … a recommendation,” Cox said. “It will be up to the council to pick them.”

Cox said he hopes council members will be able to interview most of them, in order to make the best decisions.

It will also be up to the council to amend the employee manual, if they so choose.

“This manual has been four years in the rewriting,” Cox said. “In the end, it was almost completely rewritten. We needed to pass it, so I told the council, ‘let’s get it passed, and then we will amend where and when we need to.’”

(Editor’s Note: Read the Webster Parish Journal for a story focusing on the City of Minden Employment Policies and Procedures Handbook.)