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Board approves multiple hiring-freeze lifts across county departments, including DPW supervisor

Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners Committee Meetings of The Whole · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Resolutions were approved to lift the hiring freeze for temporary treasurer hours, a full-time prosecutor secretary, a part-time zoning administrator/soil-erosion role, and a full-time DPW supervisor; the DPW job description was approved and hiring was authorized.

Commissioners approved a string of personnel actions on Feb. 11, authorizing several hires across departments to address operational gaps.

The board approved Resolution 2026-07 to retain a current staff member in the Treasurer's office for an additional 8–11 hours per week (motion by Baldwin, supported by Sieting). Prosecutor Ryan Ziegler asked to fill an Office Manager vacancy; the board approved Resolution 2026-08 to advertise and fill the full-time Prosecutor Secretary position. Administrators also recorded the resignation of the part-time Zoning Administrator and approved Resolution 2026-09 to advertise and fill a part-time Zoning Administrator/Soil Erosion vacancy.

For the Department of Public Works, the board approved Resolution 2026-10 to lift the hiring freeze to allow posting and filling of a full-time DPW Supervisor vacancy; the proposed DPW Supervisor job description was approved by consensus. Commissioners recorded these personnel motions as passed by consensus with no opposition noted in the minutes.