Chickasaw County rescinds one layoff, approves several separations and benefit payments

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors voted April 28 to rescind the planned termination of a county employee, approve several separations effective June 1 and authorize short-term insurance and severance payments tied to layoffs.

The board rescinded the termination of Cassie (last name not specified in the record) and directed the county auditor and human resources to prepare paperwork to change her status; the motion to rescind the termination carried after a motion by Scott and a second by Steve. Separately, the board acknowledged resignations from three dispatch employees (names in the record: Taylor, Jamie, and Edwall) effective May 9 and approved a change of status for one dispatcher, Jaylen Jamie Agrawal, from full-time to part-time on-call effective May 9.

Those actions followed discussion about whether an employee who resigns could be rehired immediately as an on-call worker and whether that process requires advertising or new hiring paperwork. The board directed the auditor to prepare the required forms for the status change.

In actions related to layoffs, the board formally acknowledged four positions that will end June 1 because of budget constraints. The items the board acknowledged included: Brenda Noble (Treasurer’s Office), and three public-health staff listed in the record as Holly Bailey, Misty Deary and Julie Sheckleton (spellings per the meeting packet). The board also approved one month of additional insurance for Holly Bailey and Misty Deary and acknowledged that the Chippewa County Board of Health offered a layoff incentive of $500 per year of service for the two employees who accepted the offer (amounts recorded in the packet: $2,500 for Holly Bailey and $1,500 for Misty Deary).

Board members discussed that the insurance and severance were payroll items and noted the items had been signed and accepted by the affected employees. Members also made clear that the personnel moves were intended to be budget-neutral for the supervisors’ office and that changing Cassie’s status would not add to head count on the county payroll.

The board approved the motions by voice vote; when roll calls were recorded for other items the board used the standard “aye”/“nay” voice vote format and the clerk recorded motions as carried.

The meeting packet and the board’s instructions direct the auditor and HR to return with completed paperwork at a future meeting for formal execution and payroll processing.