By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Ellis County Commission has scheduled a special meeting for 3 p.m. Wednesday at the 718 Main Administrative Center to discuss open employment positions within the county.

Ellis County has a number of open positions and, according to County Administrator Greg Sund’s memo to the commission, department heads are reluctant to fill them.

He said the commission needs to issue a direction for future hiring.

Department heads will present the commission with a list of all of the openings they have and why they need or do not need to fill the vacancies.

Commissioner Dean Haselhorst, who works in the oil industry, will also provide the commission with a report of the oil industry.

Lower oil prices are expected to reduce the amount of taxes the county collects this year.