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Committee recommends approval of Manistee County recruiting policy after clerical edit
Summary
The Policy/Personnel Committee voted March 9, 2026, to recommend approval of the Recruiting, Screening, and Selection Policy (Appendix A) with a clerical change and a direction to limit legal reviews to reduce expenses.
The Manistee County Policy/Personnel Committee on March 9 recommended approving the Recruiting, Screening, and Selection Policy (Appendix A) after a brief staff review and a single clerical adjustment.
Julie Griffis, the county HR generalist, reviewed the policy and described the process: individual policies are shared with department heads for input, the Committee reviews proposed changes and decides what is forwarded to legal counsel, and once legal review is complete the Committee conducts a final review before forwarding the policy to the full Board for approval. Commissioner Shayne Machen moved to recommend approval; Commissioner Eric Gustad seconded. The minutes record "Ayes: All; Absent: Goodman. Motion Carried." The Committee recorded a goal of limiting routine legal counsel reviews to control costs.
The policy text in Appendix A establishes uniform standards for recruitment, screening, and selection across Manistee County, affirms Equal Employment Opportunity obligations, describes ADA accommodation procedures, notes potential background screening and reference checks, and confirms that written offers must be issued by authorized county representatives. The Committee’s recommendation sends the policy forward to the Board process with the noted clerical change and an instruction to use legal review selectively to reduce expense.
Next steps: the recommendation will be forwarded to the full Board of Commissioners for consideration and any required formal adoption steps.
