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Potter County court adopts new background-check and personnel policies, delays bilingual pay decision
Summary
Potter County commissioners approved policy committee recommendations including expanded background-check bars, restoring Columbus Day as a holiday, payroll timing changes and a certificate-pay policy while removing bilingual pay for separate consideration; the court voted 5–0.
Potter County commissioners approved a package of personnel and payroll policy changes on Nov. 18, adopting recommendations from the county policy committee intended to standardize hiring rules, holiday observance and pay practices.
Melinda, a policy committee representative, told the court the committee recommended adding felonies and theft-related misdemeanors as bars to county employment and clarifying that exempt employees (including elected officials and department heads) do not receive overtime unless the court grants a specific exception. "We already actually have a…
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