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Board updates grievance, injuries and social media policies; social-media access limited on county devices
Summary
The Board approved revisions to grievance procedures, injuries/illnesses policy, and a social-media policy that restricts use of county devices to authorized users; IT said emergency access can be granted quickly.
The Vernon County Board adopted a set of personnel policy updates on Feb. 20, 2025, including revisions to the grievance procedure (Policy No. 207), injuries and illnesses (Policy No. 715), and social media use (Policy No. 303).
The grievance-policy update clarifies steps for employees who seek to appeal demotion, suspension or termination, adds Administration's role in oversight and specifies the use of impartial hearing officers selected from retired judges in the 7th Judicial District. The injuries-and-illnesses changes include clarifications about when medical certification may be requested and the process for reporting work-related injuries.
Policy No. 303 now restricts employee access to social-media sites on county-owned devices unless an employee is designated as an authorized social-media user, with authorization requiring department-head and Administrative Coordinator approval. IT Director Conner Simon told the board an employee "could gain approved access in 2 minutes if an emergency arose." All three policy revisions were presented by Administrative Coordinator Cassandra Hanan and adopted on voice votes.
