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Klamath County commissioners approve new planning position and Public Works hire, grant exception request
Summary
The Board approved a new CDD‑Planning position, a Public Works Division III hire, and an exception to policy for CDD‑SW during routine administrative action on June 16. All motions passed unanimously.
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved several personnel and policy items at its June 16 administrative meeting, including creation of a new Community Development Department (CDD) — Planning position, a Public Works Division III hire, and an exception to policy for CDD‑SW.
Human Resources representative Sue Baumgart, joined at times by Jeremy Morris of Public Works, presented the requests. For the new CDD‑Planning position, Commissioner Nichols moved to approve and Commissioner DeGroot seconded; the board voted unanimously to approve the position. Commissioners took a separate unanimous vote to hire a Division III employee in Public Works after a staff presentation. Baumgart also presented a request for an exception to policy for CDD‑SW; Commissioner Minty moved approval, Commissioner DeGroot seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the votes advance staffing and operational capacity for county planning and public-works operations. The minutes do not record job descriptions, salary ranges, hiring timelines, or other implementation details; those details were not specified in the posted minutes.
What comes next: the actions were recorded as approved in the minutes; Human Resources and affected departments are responsible for carrying out hiring and implementing the policy exception. The county’s posted video and minutes are the official record.
