Supervisors Hire Caldwell To Replace Retiring Employee

By David Howell
Editor

WATER VALLEY – Deputy Chancery Court Clerk Ella Jean McCain is retiring at the end of December and will be replaced by deputy Circuit Court Clerk Vicki Caldwell.

    Chancery Clerk Amy McMinn recommended Caldwell to supervisors during a recessed meeting held Oct. 20 in Water Valley.

    Caldwell’s salary will start at $29,600.

    “I think it is also commersate with her degree level,” McMinn said. “That is my recommendation to you.” McMinn outlined Caldwell’s background, including  earning a bachelor’s degree in 1995 from Mississippi Valley State University.

    McMinn’s recommendation came after discussing the matter with Circuit Clerk Daryl Burney. Caldwell has worked for the circuit’s clerk office since October, 2008.

    “Amy and I have talked about this. First thing I say, Vicki has been a great employee, very dependable. I hate losing her to another department, but I understand if she is making more money,” Burney said.

    “We got transition period, right now we are in the middle of courts and in the middle of the election. It is going to be touch and go there for me for a little while,” Burney added.

    Both Burney and McMinn agreed to work out a training schedule, allowing Caldwell to train her replacement in the mornings and training with McCain in the afternoon.

    The hiring came with a motion from District Three Supervisor M.H. “Butch” Surrette, followed by a unanimous vote. District Four Supervisor George Suggs was not at the meeting.