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Pine County commissioners debate when two‑month backfill waiting period begins; consensus favors counting from last day of employment
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether a temporary two‑month hiring pause should begin at an employee's last day or when resignation is acknowledged by personnel committee; the board expressed consensus for starting the clock at the employee's last day and acknowledged use of waivers for critical roles.
Pine County commissioners discussed how to interpret a time‑limited, two‑month waiting period before hiring backfills and reached a working consensus to count the two months from an employee’s last day of employment rather than from the personnel committee acknowledgment.
County staff framed two options for when the two‑month clock should start. Under option 1 the clock would start when a resignation is acknowledged at the personnel committee and then by the county board; under option 2 the clock would start on the employee’s last day. Staff gave a case scenario: two‑week…
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