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Personnel Committee approves multiple backfills, adjusts highway worker classification
Summary
The Washington County Personnel Committee on July 9 approved several backfill hires, adopted a title-by-grade change for a seasonal highway worker classification, added a part-time Caseworker Assistant to the non-union schedule, and authorized temporary payroll slots for approved backfills.
The Washington County Personnel Committee approved multiple staffing backfills and two non-union title-by-grade changes at its July 9 meeting in Fort Edward.
Danelle LaPann, the county Personnel Officer, told the committee that "the backfill process was changed to allow the Personnel Officer and County Administrator to approve backfills" and presented a list of approved vacancies including DPW and DSS positions, a District Attorney legal assistant retirement, and a Youth Bureau intern promotion.
Committee action: The panel adopted a motion to amend the non-union Title by Grade schedule for Public Works, removing Highway Worker I (seasonal) and adding Highway Worker (summer seasonal) at Grade 9 with a listed rate of $21.69. That motion was moved by Mr. Wang, seconded by Mrs. Clary and Mr. Baker, and was adopted. The committee also approved adding a Caseworker Assistant (part time) to the non-union Title by Grade schedule at Grade 12 with a listed rate of $25.08; that motion was moved by Mr. Wang, seconded by Mrs. Clary, and adopted.
Payroll authorization: During other business Treasurer Al Nolette (as the office requesting the change) asked for blanket authorization for the Treasurer to create a payroll slot to match temporary backfill appointments when an employee is out on disability and not being paid. The committee approved a motion to grant that authorization; the motion was moved by Mr. Wang, seconded by Mr. Skellie (with support from Mrs. Clary and Mr. Campbell) and adopted.
Executive session and committee process: The committee entered an executive session to discuss the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person and returned to regular session; no action was taken in executive session. County Administrator Melissa Fitch explained the approved workflow for backfills: requests go to the Personnel Officer, then to the County Administrator and the Personnel Committee chairman for review of department backup materials before a decision is made. When asked how many backfills had been approved, Fitch said all requests to date had been approved and that most had been for highway workers and caseworkers. Mr. Campbell noted that last year budget discussions emphasized using attrition to reduce positions, and he questioned whether universal approval of backfills limited that approach.
The committee recessed at 9:43 A.M. and scheduled reconvening on Friday, July 17 at 8:30 A.M.
