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Board holds first reading of ordinance to move personnel rules from county code into employee policies
Summary
The board held a first reading of Ordinance 08-2026 to remove personnel sections from Clackamas County Code chapter 2.05 and replace them with employee policies (EPP 70 and 71); the motion to read the ordinance by title only passed 4–0 and a second hearing is scheduled for July 23.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on July 9 gave a first reading to an ordinance that would remove personnel provisions from county code chapter 2.05 and replace them with employee policies and procedures.
Assistant County Counsel Jeff Muns told the board the changes are intended to allow the county to update pay administration, probationary periods, compensation plans, status changes, layoff procedures and seniority rules more nimbly through policy than through ordinance. "It removes provisions relating to classification and compensation, replaces those with EPP 70 and 71," Muns said, adding that doing so makes the county better able to respond to legal and court developments.
Chair Roberts opened the public hearing on the item; Clerk Andrew Juraki reported there were no members of the public either in person or virtually who wished to comment on this specific item. Commissioner Helm moved to read the ordinance by title only; Commissioner Savas seconded. The clerk called the poll and the motion passed 4–0.
The clerk assigned the ordinance number 08-2026 and read its title as "an ordinance amending Clackamas County code chapter 2.05, personnel policies and procedures for Clackamas County employees and declaring an emergency." Chair Roberts scheduled the second required public hearing for July 23 during a future business meeting.
No fiscal impact or use of county general funds was reported in the presentation. The board did not take final action on July 9; the item will return for the second hearing and the board’s subsequent consideration.
