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Gilpin County considers policy requiring written justification before filling vacant positions
Summary
County Manager presented a draft policy to require written justification and county-manager review before filling vacant positions, including a 10-business-day review period and an appeal to the Board of County Commissioners; commissioners asked for clearer language to preserve the board's final authority and will revisit the policy at a work session.
County Manager Rears presented a draft policy intended to require written justification and a county-manager review before departments fill vacant or soon-to-be-vacant positions.
The draft adds a 10-business-day review period for the county manager to assess the completeness of hiring justifications and includes an appeal process allowing an elected official to ask the board to…
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