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Commissioners debate new job-evaluation steps for FY2026 budget; clerks and elected officials seek clarity
Summary
A proposed update to Policy 600 would require elected officials to present requests for new positions or reclassification to the Board of County Commissioners in a public meeting before HR review. Commissioners debated whether the rule creates needed transparency or an undue obstacle during busy midyear periods.
Kootenai County elected officials and the board debated revisions to Policy 600 — the job evaluation and classification procedure tied to the FY2026 budget cycle — at the March 19 special meeting.
Jennifer Watt, the county clerk, summarized an updated procedure that requires any request for a new position or an initial reclassification to be presented to the Board of County Commissioners at a public meeting before HR conducts a formal job-evaluation review. Watt said there are only two remaining HR meeting dates (April 3 and April…
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