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Wagoner council adopts amended employee policies after extended debate over relatives working together
Summary
After nearly two hours of discussion focusing on hiring relatives and oversight procedures, the Wagoner City Council narrowly adopted amendments to the city employee policies and procedures manual that clarify documentation requirements and appeal steps for disciplinary actions.
The Wagoner City Council on July 7 adopted an amended Employee Policies and Procedures Manual after an extended debate about relatives working in the same department and how disciplinary complaints should be handled.
Council members spent more than an hour discussing language on verbal warnings, documentation requirements and whether relatives may be employed in the same department. Several council members pushed to tighten language requiring supervisors to document verbal warnings; others pressed for explicit chain-of-command steps if employees believe a supervisor treated a relative…
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