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Votes at a glance: Klamath County commissioners approve temporary HR hire, revise telecommuting policy, and sign two letters
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted to rehire a temporary part‑time HR coordinator, revise telecommuting policy to limit work‑from‑home to exceptions, and approved two staff letters; votes were recorded as aye by the board.
Klamath County’s Board of Commissioners took several formal actions Jan. 15 during its regular meeting, approving a temporary human resources hire, revising telecommuting policy to make work‑from‑home an exception, and authorizing staff to sign two letters of support and response.
Temporary HR hire: The board approved rehiring a former HR coordinator (name in personnel file) on a temporary, part‑time basis (up to 19 hours per week) to cover staffing shortages while the department recruits a new HR director. Commissioners discussed a 12‑week minimum engagement and flexibility to increase hours as needed; the motion passed with the board voting aye. The county estimated the temporary appointment would last at least 12 weeks unless the new director is hired sooner.
Telecommuting policy revision: Commissioners voted to revise the county telecommuting policy to make remote work available only by exception, effective March 1. The original motion specified exceptions to be granted by the Board of County Commissioners; commissioners later directed staff and HR to develop procedures to allow limited temporary accommodations (for example, ADA‑related requests) to be reviewed by HR for confidentiality and expediency. The board instructed HR and the chair to prepare communication to department heads and staff about the policy change and a timeline for exceptions.
Letters: The board also voted to sign a letter of support for South Suburban Sanitary District and to sign a staff response to a public records/process review request from a member of the public (Dan House). Both motions passed with aye votes.
Votes and outcome summary (recorded at meeting): - Approve temporary part‑time HR hire (rehire former HR coordinator at up to 19 hours/week, minimum 12 weeks): outcome — approved (board ayes recorded). - Revise telecommuting policy to make work‑from‑home by exception only, effective March 1: outcome — approved; board also directed HR to manage temporary/accommodation exceptions and to draft communications. - Sign letter of support for South Suburban Sanitary District: outcome — approved (board ayes recorded). - Sign response letter to Dan House regarding process review: outcome — approved (board ayes recorded).
The board did not provide a roll‑call record of each individual commissioner’s vote beyond the recorded ayes; commissioners present who participated in the recorded votes were Commissioner Nichols (chair), Commissioner Minty and Commissioner deGroot (remote).
