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Klamath County approves hiring bonuses, relocation aid to recruit engineers after multi‑year vacancies
Summary
The board authorized posting for public-works engineer positions and approved hiring bonuses and relocation assistance to attract mid-career engineers; commissioners debated optics and constrained funding buckets.
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners authorized public-works and human-resources staff to post two engineering positions and approved hiring bonuses and relocation assistance intended to recruit mid-career candidates for positions the county has struggled to fill.
Public-works staff told the board one senior engineer position and another engineering slot have been unfilled for multiple years; the department said there is a gap between long-tenured senior staff (25–28 years’ experience) and entry-level employees, which inhibits delivery of capital projects. The department proposed targeted pay incentives to close that gap and reduce reliance on external consultants, which it said would be more expensive.
The board approved an $8,000 hiring bonus for the county engineer position, $6,000 for an engineer II,…
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