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Cooch County approves pilot allowing infants at work in public health office
Summary
The county board approved a 6–12 month pilot allowing employees to bring infants to the public health office under a pack-and-play rule, after the board heard legal and operational caveats from staff and the county attorney.
Cooch County commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a pilot allowing county employees in the Public Health and Human Services department to bring infants to work in a supervised pack-and-play arrangement for up to 365 days.
The pilot, described to the board as a forward-looking response to local child-care shortages, will apply initially only to the public health office and run for a six- to 12-month period. Commissioner Adam McIntyre moved to try the pilot; Commissioner Ricky Roach seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
County staff said the policy mirrors a program used in Pine…
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