Policy committee forwards social media and performance management policies to full board

At its May 26 meeting, the Kent County Policy and Operations Committee voted to forward two administrator‑proposed policies to the full board for final consideration.

Commissioner LeGrande moved to forward the revised social media policy, supported by Commissioner DeBoer. Al, a county staff member, described two substantive changes: removal of a sentence that had prohibited TikTok and an update to the county URL designation; otherwise the policy is a rewrite intended to bring policies onto a three‑year review cycle. The committee approved the motion; the item will go to the full board Thursday.

The committee then considered a performance management policy, moved by Commissioner Debord and supported by Commissioner Morris. Al said the rewrite brings the policy into conformance with the board’s standing rules. Sandra, a staff member who oversees departmental performance metrics, described an annual process in which she meets with departments to review measures, ensure alignment with the strategic plan and advise on meaningful metrics. She said many larger departments also report metrics required by state or federal agencies and that those figures can justify additional funding requests. The committee approved forwarding the performance management policy to the full board.

Both items were approved by voice vote at the committee level; exact tallies were not specified in the transcript.