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Supervisors hear plea to shore up warming-shelter staffing; attorney outlines limits on forcing county employees
Summary
Emergency management requested assistance staffing warming shelters during severe weather; county attorney advised that employees cannot be compelled unless duties are in the course and scope of employment, and supervisors asked staff to draft policy options and outreach to volunteers.
Adams County emergency management officials urged the board Feb. 5 to address a recurring staffing shortfall at warming shelters and emergency operations centers during storms.
Jacqueline Bradford (Emergency Management) said her small staff currently operates shelters and the EOC during closures and that extended shifts and 12-hour rotations are unsustainable. She said volunteers…
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