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Klamath County commissioners approve PTO donation exception and three public‑health hires
Summary
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved an exception to the county PTO donation policy for an employee on pregnancy‑related bed rest and voted to post two public‑health positions: a targeted airshed grant program coordinator and an epidemiologist (with a requested remote‑work exception).
Klamath County commissioners on Aug. 13 approved three personnel actions: an exception to the county paid time off (PTO) donation policy to help an employee on pregnancy‑related bed rest, authorization to post and hire a program coordinator for a federally funded targeted airshed grant, and authorization to post and hire an epidemiologist with a requested exception to allow the position to be fully remote.
The PTO exception was presented on behalf of Heidi Stathrop, director of the development department, who told the board that current county leave guidelines bar sick- and vacation‑leave donations for pregnancy, birth or adoption but that a county employee currently on bed rest because of pregnancy…
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