Commissioners ask staff to return updated purchasing and personnel policies for approval

A commissioner requested that the commission place a future agenda item to review the county's purchasing policy and related management policies, saying the commission should receive current, consolidated policy documents for consideration.

The exchange began when Commissioner said, "I'd like to have... an agenda right now to discuss the county's purchasing to discuss review and discuss the county's purchasing policy. I'd like to see that in better detail." When asked about timing, the commissioner replied there was no specific timeline, saying the review should occur "at some point in the future."

Commissioners and staff discussed the county's policy files: staff indicated policies are kept in a file box but that many are outdated and in the process of being updated. One speaker said they would return an updated consolidated set of policies for the commission to approve and recommended removing policies that no longer apply. On personnel policies, one commissioner noted that a new personnel policy draft had been circulated ("Josh has been sending around") and that a fresh personnel draft had been prepared to place in the files; CVA items were to be excluded from that personnel draft as recorded.

No firm timeline for the review or a scheduled hearing was set in the recorded discussion. Commissioners agreed the matter warranted a future agenda item and that staff would present a consolidated, updated policy document for the commission's review and formal action at a later meeting.

The commission then moved to adjourn as recorded in the meeting transcript.