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Clay County Board approves staffing requests, Lakeland contract and 2025 personnel policy updates
Summary
The board approved multiple personnel actions — hires for juvenile services, a MN Choices reassessor, an office support specialist and to fill an assistant county attorney vacancy — authorized Lakeland Mental Health contracts with a 2% increase, and adopted rewritten 2025 personnel policy provisions that incorporate ESST changes and rules on employee discounts and pets at work.
Commissioners approved a package of staffing and administrative requests and adopted personnel policy updates during the Dec. 31 meeting.
Juvenile services director James O'Donnell asked for permission to hire four staff for a new transition program (one case manager, two juvenile counselors). The board approved the request after the pick committee’s recommendation.
O'Donnell also requested permission to sign Lakeland Mental Health contracts for 2025. He said Lakeland provides a psychiatrist and psychologist to Clay County’s non‑secure evaluation program and requested a 2% contract increase; he cited the psychologist line at $26,757 per year. Commissioners discussed the overall cost of psychiatric services and then authorized…
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