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Ottawa County OKs package of personnel and testing policies

Ottawa County, Kansas Board of County Commissioners · January 26, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved a suite of personnel-related policies and drug-and-alcohol testing procedures Jan. 26, including a workplace lactation policy and revisions to CDL testing; one CDL policy was approved with recommended changes. The vote was 2-0.

The Ottawa County Commission approved a batch of personnel and workplace policies during its Jan. 26 meeting.

County Clerk Tammi Cox presented a package that included Policy 20.08 (Consensual Relationship), 20.10 (Workplace Lactation), 20.12 (Position Descriptions), 20.15 (Post Offer Strength Test), 20.16 (Attendance and Punctuality), 20.17 (Confidentiality), 20.21 (Voluntary Terminations/Resignations), 20.23 (Exit Evaluations), 30.02 (Pay Deductions and Pay Corrections), 50.08 (Drug & Alcohol Testing) and 50.09 (Drug & Alcohol Testing — CDL Employees).

Commissioner Carla Grund moved to approve the listed policies, and Commissioner Scott Mortimer seconded. "To approve Policy 20.08, 20.10, 20.12, 20.15, 20.16, 20.17, 20.21, 20.23, 30.02, 50.08 as presented and 50.09 with recommended changes," the motion read. The motion passed 2-0. The minutes do not include the text of the recommended changes to Policy 50.09; county staff would be the contact for implementation details and dissemination to employees.

The package covers human-resources matters from hiring and position descriptions to exit evaluations and standardized testing for commercial drivers. No public comment or amendments were recorded during the meeting.