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Board approves moving compliance coordinator to part‑time so employee can use VA education benefits
Summary
The board voted to reclassify the county's full‑time compliance coordinator as a part‑time position so the current employee can return to college using VA benefits; commissioners directed staff to consider budget implications.
The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Resolution 58‑20‑25 to reclassify the county's existing full‑time compliance coordinator position to a part‑time role, enabling the current employee to continue working while using VA educational benefits.
At a staff presentation, county staff explained that Josh, the incumbent compliance coordinator, "has an opportunity to go back to college under his VA benefits," and that he had agreed to continue in a reduced role. Staff said the proposal would keep the position at a minimum 20 hours per week, that some workload would shift to other staff (notably nightly rentals), and that Josh would focus on compliance duties while on site. "So we're looking at no less than 20, a minimum of 20 hours a week, for him to be here," staff said.
Why it matters: the resolution reduces a full‑time funded position to part time for at least the short term. Commissioners asked how benefits and budget lines would be handled; staff said they had discussed benefit impacts with payroll/HR and would identify where the remaining budgeted funds should be moved.
Board action: a commissioner moved and the board approved Resolution 58‑20‑25 to reclassify the existing full‑time compliance coordinator position to part time. The motion passed on a voice vote; the record shows commissioners voting "Aye." Staff said the likely timeframe for the arrangement is about a year and that they would reassign duties and complete benefit adjustments before implementation.
Speakers: the motion and the recorded approval were made during the meeting; county staff and multiple commissioners discussed implementation details, including benefit coordination and workload redistribution. The approval included direction for staff to identify how to reallocate the budgeted full‑time dollars within the department.
Clarifying details: staff said the part‑time arrangement would maintain a minimum of 20 hours per week, that the coordinator would remain in the office for most duties but would perform some site visits when needed, and that the arrangement was expected to last "probably a year." The board did not transfer the remaining budget at the meeting; staff was asked to propose where that money should be moved.
