There could be some changes coming to the way Montgomery County pays employees, especially rural firefighters.

 At today's Montgomery county Commission meeting, Director of Human Resources Ben Brubaker proposed a new way to pay county employees. Brubaker says most employees use direct deposit, but there are many – mostly rural firefighters – who still receive physical paychecks. Brubaker says when employees fail to cash those checks, it can cause issues for the county.

Brubaker proposes using a pay card or debit card to pay these employees. The commission decided to table the prposal until next week to allow for more input from department heads. Also on the agenda for the county commission was a report from public works director Jim Wright and an executive session on which no action was taken.