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Civil Service Commission selects Michele Beckmann’s draft and shortens rehire window to three months
Summary
The commission chose a draft revision to the resignation/rehire rule and agreed to change the qualifying timeframe from six months to three months, with staff to check HR and contract implications.
The Whitman County Civil Service Commission reviewed proposed language for its Resignation/Re‑Hire policy and selected a draft prepared by Commissioner Michele Beckmann, shortening the qualifying timeframe for rehire eligibility from six months to three months.
Board minutes record that "the time frame allowed to qualify for this situation be changed to three months from six months." Commissioners discussed benefits and retirement implications as the reason for shortening the window. Clerk Cheri Kramer said she would consult Human Resources and review contract language to ensure the change is administratively feasible and does not conflict with collective-bargaining provisions; Sheriff Myers had asked that a four-month option be considered and Kramer said she would check that possibility.
The commission did not enact a final rule change that day; staff follow-up with HR and contract review was requested before any formal adoption or publication of amended rules.
