Commissioners approve HR reclassification and authorize temporary hire amid contract workload

The personnel committee moved and the board approved reclassifying an HR assistant (position number given in the packet) to an HR professional (pay grade increase) and authorized filling the HR assistant/payroll specialist vacancy that will arise from an internal promotion. The administrator told commissioners the request is driven by an expected extended absence of one staff member and the significant workload from implementing HR policies and preparing for roughly 11 union contract negotiations in the coming months.