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Benton County adopts career ladder for highway engineering technicians to improve recruitment and retention
Summary
Benton County commissioners voted to adopt a graded career ladder (Engineering Tech 1–5, then Senior) intended to improve recruitment and retention in the county highway department.
Benton County commissioners voted to approve a new career‑ladder system for highway engineering technicians, a personnel change county staff said is designed to address chronic recruitment and retention challenges in the highway department.
County highway leaders and consulting human‑resources adviser Tessa Melvin described the proposal as a five‑step technician ladder (Engineering Tech 1 through 5) feeding into a Senior Technician grade. The new structure reduces initial credential barriers at the lowest step…
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