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Monroe County Council adopts temporary hiring freeze; sets 48-hour exemption review and Nov. 1 deadline for ongoing processes

5869941 · October 1, 2025
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Summary

Council approved Resolution 2025-42, temporarily freezing new hires across county government with a written-exemption process, a Nov. 1 deadline for offers already in process, and a requirement that departments present exemption requests to the full council.

The Monroe County Council voted to adopt a temporary hiring freeze resolution (Res. 2025-42) on Sept. 30, 2025, halting most full- and part-time hires across county departments while establishing a defined exemption process. Under the resolution, an elected official or department head who needs to hire or transfer staff must notify the council administrator in writing; the council administrator forwards the request to all council members and to Employee Services. Councilors have 48 hours (weekends and holidays excluded) to request the item be placed on…

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