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Grand Forks County commissioners debate replacing inclement-weather pay with stipend; vote delayed
Summary
County staff proposed replacing the county's inclement-weather policy with a broader building-closure policy and offered a $200 stipend option for essential employees; employee representatives favored keeping hour-for-hour parity. The board directed staff to revise the draft and bring it back for notice and a vote.
County staff asked the Grand Forks County Board of Commissioners to replace the existing inclement-weather policy with a broader building-closure policy and sought guidance on how essential employees should be compensated when county offices are closed.
The proposed policy would expand the chair's authority to close county buildings for events beyond severe weather — including loss of power, cyberattack, security threats and evacuations — and separate the building-closure declaration from any payroll decision. Staff presented an optional ‘‘inclement weather stipend’’ in the draft,…
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