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Board member reads constituent questions alleging questionable HR hire; board asks for answers
Summary
Board member Pew read a constituent’s set of questions alleging the HR director’s son was hired without references and possibly without appropriate vetting; the board recorded the allegation and requested staff follow-up but offered no immediate resolution during the meeting.
During board communications, board member Pew read a constituent’s written questions raising concerns about a recent hiring in the county executive’s office. The constituent alleged the HR director’s son was hired despite an application that omitted references and included language preventing contact with past employers. The constituent also asked whether the hire was made by the HR director alone, whether senior executives approved it, and whether more qualified candidates were overlooked.
Pew presented the questions as constituent concerns about county hiring practices and asked the board for clarification on who approved the hire. The speaker said taxpayers and the board "deserve better from this administration," and noted concurrent staffing and pay disputes such as cuts to wages and a recent firing of a mid-level manager.
The transcript records Pew reading the constituent’s questions but does not contain a recorded response from the county executive’s office or a formal investigation outcome during the meeting. Chair Lock moved the agenda forward without immediate resolution of the questions; board members later suggested staff could follow up with the relevant departments and provide information to board members.
The claims were presented as constituent questions rather than findings; the board did not take formal disciplinary or investigative action on the record during this meeting.
