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Personnel Committee approves staffing changes, forwards DA pay update and asks state to consider residency change
Summary
Washington County’s Personnel Committee approved several staffing-pattern adjustments—including a grant-funded alternative-sentencing intern and part-time motor-vehicle clerks—voted to update the District Attorneysalary schedule, and authorized a request to state lawmakers to consider amending residency rules for a deputy appointment.
The Washington County Personnel Committee on April 9 approved multiple staffing-pattern adjustments and moved related items to the countybudgeting process.
The committee unanimously approved forwarding to Finance a request from Public Safety to add one grant-funded alternative-sentencing intern at a grade-8 level after staff explained the position is covered by a February grant. The County Clerk (Lisa) asked the committee to remove one full-time motor-vehicle licensing clerk and add two part-time clerks (one limited to 15 hours, the other to 20) to preserve service during the upcoming busy season; staff estimated about $18,000 in annual savings from reduced benefits. The committee voted to send that staffing-pattern change to budget.
Public Works requested adding one seasonal highway worker for the construction season (raising similar positions from six to seven); members discussed safety and whether work assignments or flaggers would be used on active road projects and approved forwarding the change.
Separately, the committee approved an update to the exempt salary schedule for the District Attorney to reflect a statutory pay increase effective April 1. Staff told members the county historically bears the local cost of statutorily set increases even where the state sets the rate; the committee approved moving the schedule change to Finance.
On a separate personnel-policy matter, the county attorney told the committee that persistent recruitment challenges for a deputy prompted a request that the board ask state legislators to amend the public officers law so a deputy could reside outside the county and still function in the county attorneyoffice in the attorney's absence. The committee approved forwarding a request to the full board to seek legislative relief; multiple supervisors emphasized they prefer in-county residency where possible and said any change should be a last resort.
Next steps: the staffing-pattern items were forwarded to Finance/budget for formal incorporation; the DA-schedule update likewise moves to Finance; and the board will receive the committeewith the committee's recommendation to ask state lawmakers to consider a residency-law amendment.
