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County public works seeks to reclassify engineering positions amid tight budget talk

5807342 · August 27, 2025
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Washington County public works staff proposed moving an engineering technician into a senior engineering technician slot and backfilling a senior engineer with a principal engineering technician to better align duties; board moved the staffing change request to personnel and finance after debate over budget timing.

Washington County public works staff asked the Public Works Committee on Aug. 26 to reclassify two engineering positions and move the request to the personnel and finance process. The request would upgrade an existing engineering technician (grade 13) to senior engineering technician (grade 16) at an additional annual cost the department estimated at about $7,467, and backfill an existing senior…

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