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Klamath County approves HR reclassification and direct hire for Jessica Hubbell
Summary
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved an exception to reclassify the county's HR coordinator position to an HR generalist and authorized the direct hire of Jessica Hubbell; the change carries no fiscal impact in the current year and a $389.04 cost in fiscal year 2026.
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners on May 7 approved an exception to the county policy to reclassify its HR coordinator position to an HR generalist and voted to directly hire Jessica Hubbell into the newly reclassified role.
County human resources staff told the board the candidate for the role has skills above the entry-level HR coordinator position and will be able to assist the HR director and manager while still performing coordinator duties. Staff said the candidate is willing to work 0.75 full-time equivalent to keep the department's personnel cost roughly the same as the previous 1.0 FTE coordinator. Staff reported there is no fiscal impact in the current fiscal year and an estimated $389.04 impact in fiscal year 2026.
During the meeting a commissioner moved to approve the exception to policy to reclassify the 1 FTE HR coordinator to a 0.75 FTE HR generalist; the motion received a second and passed on an affirmative voice vote. The board then moved and seconded a separate exception to directly hire Jessica Hubbell into the HR generalist position; that motion also passed on a voice vote.
The board did not include additional conditions or amendments to the exceptions during the public motion-and-vote. The county did not provide a written job description or the recruitment packet in the meeting record; staff indicated the fiscal calculations that produced the $389.04 FY26 impact.
The approval preserves the department's stated staffing capacity while changing classification and FTE on a technical basis. The county will complete standard hiring and onboarding steps for the direct appointment.
Votes at a glance: two procedural motions were approved by voice vote: (1) exception to policy to reclassify the HR coordinator position (approved); (2) exception to directly hire Jessica Hubbell into the HR generalist position (approved).
