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Facilities director seeks new custodial lead position to shore up night shift
Summary
Kootenai County commissioners approved sending a proposed custodial lead job description to HR for classification after Facilities Director Jeff Fuller said retirements and departures left about 1.5 custodial positions vacant and reduced night‑shift oversight.
Jeff Fuller, Kootenai County’s director of facilities, told commissioners on March 19 that retirements and a staff departure have left roughly “2 open or 1 and a half open positions” in the county custodial department and that the night crew lacks direct supervision.
“I’ve looked at how we’re operating our custodial team and could see a lot of value in creating a new position where we actually have a custodial lead,” Fuller said, adding the lead would provide overlap between the day and night crews and help manage the 5 p.m. start of the night shift.
Fuller said he submitted a draft job description in the meeting packet and asked the board to authorize Human Resources to perform an initial classification review under county policy. County staff member Lexi (recorded in the transcript as “LexiPact”) said the request follows Policy 600 and is a routine initial classification step.
Fuller proposed funding the new lead immediately by vacating a part‑time, non‑benefited senior maintenance operator position and transferring those budgeted dollars; he characterized the change as likely to produce cost savings over time. The board voted to approve sending the proposed job description to HR for review. Commissioner Duncan moved the motion and the chair recorded an affirmative vote; the motion carried.
The board did not set a hiring timeline in the meeting; Fuller indicated the item was for HR classification rather than an immediate hire.
