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Board directs rewrite of hiring policy to limit direct-supervision by relatives, pauses immediate hire
McDowell County Board of Commissioners · March 16, 2026
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Summary
After debating a Register of Deeds candidate related to an existing unit employee, commissioners directed staff to return a revised personnel policy that prohibits direct supervision of relatives and requires board approval for exceptions rather than approving an immediate waiver.
Commissioners debated March 16 whether to waive an existing personnel rule that restricts hiring relatives within the same administrative unit after a department recommended a candidate with a sister-in-law already working in the Economic Services unit.
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