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Commissioners conditionally approve Webex renewal pending council sign-off; approve health-department contract updates
Summary
The board approved signing a three-year Webex renewal (quote just under $5,000) conditioned on council approval and approved a renewal adjusting hours and pay for health-department school-liaison contract employees; commissioners discussed nepotism rules for a related employee.
Commissioners reviewed a three-year Webex renewal quoted just under $5,000. Counsel advised the board it could approve and sign the contract conditioned on the county council’s approval at its meeting the following day; the board approved the conditional signature by voice vote and asked staff to have the document held pending council action.
Separately, health-department staff described a school-liaison program ("Give Kids a Smile") that distributes toothbrush kits and provides oral-care instruction for third- and fourth-graders; the program includes no county match. The board approved accepting the program.
Health-department staff also presented a contract renewal for a clerk/front-office employee moving from full-time to part-time. The presenters said the employee’s hourly rate would increase (the transcript records changes discussed, including a $20/hour and a $30/hour figure for different employees). Commissioners asked whether the relationship between the employee and her supervisor raised nepotism concerns; staff said the employee is not the direct supervisor’s subordinate and that the county handbook addresses supervisory relationships and limits on direct supervision by relatives.
Next steps: the Webex contract will be signed conditionally and held pending council approval. Staff will file the Webex contract pending that council action and will proceed with the health-department contract renewals as approved.
