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Grant County requires tanker endorsements for heavy-equipment operators, agrees to reimburse current staff
Summary
The board voted to require a tanker endorsement for operators hauling 1,000+ gallons, add the requirement to job descriptions with a six-month compliance window for new hires, and reimburse current employees for the initial endorsement and state test fees.
The Grant County Board approved a change to highway job descriptions requiring a tanker endorsement for heavy-equipment operators who haul 1,000 gallons or more of liquids or fuel. The requirement will be written into job descriptions and new hires must obtain the endorsement within six months of hire.
Ashley, who presented the highway committee recommendation, said the county would pay for current employees' initial endorsement fees and allow the county to reimburse them for the state test: "We would pay for the initial endorsement" and the transcript records the endorsement fee as $26 and the state test fee as $2.50. Ashley told the board she had consulted the union and other counties and that six months was a commonly used compliance window.
A commissioner moved to add the tanker endorsement as a job requirement and to reimburse current employees for the initial endorsement and test; the motion carried by voice vote. The board agreed new hires would be responsible for renewals and ongoing endorsement costs after the initial reimbursement.
