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Polk County approves highway maintenance hiring and finance reclassification
Summary
The board approved advertising to fill a highway maintenance vacancy effective Aug. 13 and reclassified an existing financial assistant supervisor 1 to supervisor 2 (no additional headcount); internal posting and union rules were discussed.
Polk County commissioners approved staff requests to advertise for a highway maintenance vacancy and to reclassify an existing financial assistant position.
Staff reported a resignation effective Aug. 13 and sought permission to post and fill the highway maintenance role; the board approved the posting and discussed union posting requirements and internal priority for transfers. Separately, the board approved reclassifying the financial assistant supervisor 1 position to a supervisor 2 level, with staff clarifying the action does not add headcount but aligns the job classification with current duties.
Commissioners were told Merit System transition work is ongoing and the county will exit the Merit System effective Jan. 1, 2027; staff asked that commissioners submit evaluation forms for the administrator ahead of a scheduled August session.
