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Polk County staff requests reclassification of two Family and Community Outreach positions
Summary
At the May 6 Polk County meeting, Matt Hawkins requested reclassification of Jesus Maciel and Kelly McMillan to 'FCO program specialist,' saying the change (effective May 1) would cost about $5,700 over 12 months but be offset by savings and increase staffing flexibility; no formal vote on the reclassification was recorded.
Matt Hawkins, addressing the Polk County Board of Commissioners, requested reclassification of two employees in the family and community outreach department.
Hawkins said the board's staff is seeking to reclassify Jesus Maciel from lead community resource connector to an FCO program specialist and Kelly McMillan from community resource connector 2 to an FCO program specialist. “If this is approved, it would be effective, May 1,” Hawkins said, and he described the 12‑month fiscal impact for those changes as roughly $5,700, while noting savings elsewhere in the department would offset the cost.
Hawkins said the FCO program specialist classification was created to give the department more flexibility in assigning staff across programs and to reduce the need for out‑of‑class assignments when funding or program needs shift. A commissioner asked for clarification about whether the change produced FTE savings and whether the specialist role eliminates out‑of‑class functions; Hawkins responded that the specialist classification would increase flexibility to move staff where needed without changing specific program titles.
The request was presented to the board for consideration during the meeting; the transcript does not record a formal vote on the reclassification before the chair adjourned the session. The meeting did include three unanimous procedural votes earlier in the agenda: approval of the meeting agenda, approval of the April 29, 2026 minutes, and approval of the consent calendar.
Votes at a glance: Approval of the meeting agenda — passed unanimously; Approval of minutes (04/29/2026) — passed unanimously; Approval of consent calendar — passed unanimously.
Next steps: No formal action on the reclassification is recorded in the transcript; if the board votes subsequently, staff may return with formal paperwork or an agenda report.
