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Grand Forks County adopts 2025 hiring freeze with exemptions; commissioners debate jail and corrections staffing
Summary
The county adopted a hiring freeze for 2025 that exempts deputy sheriffs, human service zone positions, part-time posts and interns; department heads must seek commission waivers for other hires. Commissioners debated the policy’s effect on the new correctional facility, previously approved positions and an already-offered deputy job.
Grand Forks County commissioners voted Dec. 17, 2024, to implement a countywide hiring freeze for 2025 with enumerated exemptions and a waiver process requiring department heads to appear before the commission to justify any requested hire.
Commissioner Bierke moved the measure and described it as a response to budget pressures. His motion specified four exemptions: a deputy sheriff, human service zone positions, part-time positions and interns. “I am not gonna vote to raise taxes,” Bierke said in debate, adding the county must “cut spend” and increase scrutiny of new positions. Bierke said department heads must come before…
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