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County HR presents 2026 personnel plan: department reductions, several new position requests and $1 million estimated compensation reduction
Summary
Lewis County HR director Caitlin Smith briefed legislators on proposed 2026 personnel changes that would reduce funded compensation by an estimated $1 million and included departmental cuts and several new position requests; staff said net personnel changes will be refined as budget work continues.
Caitlin Smith, director of human resources, presented the county's 2026 personnel request and summary of headcount and full-time-equivalent (FTE) adjustments at the committee meeting on Oct. 8.
Smith said county departments scrutinized headcount and FTEs; she explained the difference between headcount (actual people) and FTEs (labor cost equivalent used for salary calculations). She said the county's proposed changes would reduce total compensation by an estimated $1 million, though that figure reflects gross compensation and not the local-taxpayer share because many…
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