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Board reviews 2026 personnel policy draft; engineer raises questions about meal reimbursement language
Summary
Emmet County supervisors reviewed proposed 2026 personnel policy changes; County Engineer Walter Davis-Oeth joined to discuss the meal reimbursement provision while Auditor Heidi Goebel noted the draft was returned to counsel and not yet back from Ahlers & Cooney.
The board reviewed proposed updates to the 2026 personnel policy on June 23, focusing discussion on the meal reimbursement section.
Auditor Heidi Goebel reported she had returned proposed changes to the county's counsel (Ahlers & Cooney) after the prior meeting and had not yet received an updated draft. County Engineer Walter Davis-Oeth joined the meeting to discuss the practical implications of the proposed meal reimbursement language for staff performing out-of-office duties.
No final adoption or motion to adopt the policy occurred at this meeting; minutes show the draft remains with legal counsel pending revision. The board did not record changes or a vote on the policy at the June 23 session.
