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Planning staff resignation prompts hiring steps; commissioners schedule county tour for comp plan team
Summary
A planning department employee resigned effective June 30; commissioners discussed recruitment and will interview applicants. Commissioners and staff also scheduled a June 26 tour of Keith County with the consultant team working on the comprehensive plan so the consultants can see local growth and issues firsthand.
Keith County planning staff told commissioners that a planning employee (Steve) submitted a resignation effective the 30th of this month but agreed to remain until a qualified replacement is found. Staff said only one application had been received so far via Indeed and asked whether the hiring panel should include three planners or the whole board; commissioners said three members of the planning and zoning board typically handle interviews.
Planning staff asked commissioners to participate in a county tour for the comprehensive-plan consultant (identified in the transcript as "Keith Marvin and his crew"). The tour is scheduled for June 26 and will take a bus around county sites to show the consultant team existing growth patterns and local infrastructure; staff said the bus has a microphone and the county tour guide will describe points of interest.
Commissioners asked staff to circulate the applicant(s) and coordinate interview dates; staff and commissioners also discussed coverage while the planning position is vacant and agreed the current employee would stay on as needed.
No hiring decision was made at the meeting; staff were directed to proceed with candidate review, arrange interviews with the designated panel, and finalize logistics for the June 26 comp-plan tour.
