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Board approves a package of personnel and hiring actions across county departments

Klamath County Board of Commissioners · July 28, 2026
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Summary

Klamath County Commissioners unanimously approved a set of HR actions July 28 including a hiring policy exception, a District Attorney DDA II hire, a tax office reclassification, and an additional SC position for Developmental Disabilities Services.

At its July 28 administrative meeting, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved a group of personnel and classification actions brought forward by Human Resources and department leaders.

Human Resources Director Sue Baumgart presented an ASR exception to the county hiring policy; the board approved the exception by motion of Commissioner Nichols, seconded by Commissioner DeGroot. The District Attorney’s Office (Melina Johnson and Levi Clarey) received approval to hire a DDA II. The Tax Office (Kayla Wessel) secured reclassification approvals for a Tax Specialist and a Tax Clerk. Developmental Disabilities Services (Heidi Gaither) was authorized to add an additional service coordination position.

All motions were recorded as moved and seconded (movers and seconders are noted in the meeting record) and approved unanimously. The transcript does not include salary figures, classification paygrades, or effective dates; those details will be finalized through HR and payroll processes.