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Polk County amends personnel policy to allow family members in same department
Summary
Polk County commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to Section 5 of the county Personnel Policy removing the sentence that prohibited immediate family members from working in the same department, while retaining a prohibition on family members supervising one another.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 unanimously approved an amendment to Section 5 of the county Personnel Policy that removes the sentence: "Members of the same immediate family shall not be employed in the same department." The board kept the remaining provision that prohibits family members from supervising other family members.
County staff said the amendment responds to multiple recent instances in which family members worked in the same department (including at Public Works and the Police Department) without supervisory relationships. The change was recommended by the Personnel Committee and approved without recorded opposition.
Commissioners approved the motion as presented in committee; the minutes record the motion passing unanimously. The minutes do not record further implementing guidance or a policy effective date beyond the board action.
Next steps: county administration will update the written Personnel Policy to reflect the amendment and implement it in hiring and human-resources procedures; the minutes do not specify a timeline for updates.
