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Klamath County commissioners approve fee‑review process, holiday closure, MOU and other routine items
Summary
At the Nov. 26 administrative meeting commissioners approved a yearly fee‑analysis memo, a letter supporting a library courtyard project, a Christmas Eve early‑closure schedule with tracking rules, and a memorandum of understanding with the Klamath Tribes; an HR reclassification was held until early December.
Klamath County commissioners used their Nov. 26 administrative meeting to approve several routine but administratively significant items and to hold one personnel reclassification for further review.
Actions and outcomes
- Fee‑analysis memo: The board voted to sign a memo formalizing a revised annual process for reviewing county fees. The motion passed on a voice vote with all in favor.
- Library community courtyard letter of support: Commissioners moved and seconded a letter of support and approved it by voice vote.
- Christmas Eve early closure memo: The board approved an early closure on Dec. 24, 2024. The motion includes language that the four hours away from work must be taken within 90 days, tracked at the department level rather than through payroll, and there is no payback if employees do not use the time; the motion passed on a voice vote.
- Memorandum of Understanding with the Klamath Tribes: The board approved an MOU acknowledging the Klamath Tribes’ participation in the county’s emergency declaration related to a hydrological event (referred to in the transcript as the Merriman/Mariamontae Hydrological Event). The motion passed by voice vote.
- On‑site manager reclassification: HR requested reclassifying an on‑site manager from UF 27 step 6 to UF 30 step 4, effective Nov. 16, 2024, with a fiscal impact of $3,854.83 for the remainder of the fiscal year. Commissioners agreed to hold the item until the board’s meeting in early December (Dec. 2–3 timeframe) to allow additional review.
Procedural notes
Most votes were taken by voice with the chair recording "aye"; the transcript does not show a roll‑call vote for these items. The reclassification item was explicitly held for the next meeting to allow the liaison and HR to review comparable salaries and confirm fiscal impacts.
Next steps
HR and department liaisons will follow up where items were held; otherwise county staff were directed to implement the approved memos and the MOU was authorized for signature.
