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Health department seeks part‑time tobacco education specialist; commissioners raise paperwork and scheduling issues
Summary
A county health staffer asked to hire Lucas Knight for a 10-hour-per-week tobacco education specialist position; commissioners discussed background checks, scheduling and role fit and agreed to move forward with required hiring steps.
Health department staff requested approval to hire Lucas Knight as a part‑time tobacco education specialist to carry out local outreach and trainings for about 10 hours per week.
Staff explained the role would include provider meetings, newspaper notices for trainings, and periodic reporting. Commissioners asked whether the school‑district job and contract terms would permit the part‑time arrangement and whether background checks were required; staff said the position could be scheduled outside school hours and that appropriate application and background steps would be completed.
Commissioners expressed general support for bringing the specialist on under the proposed hours and asked staff to handle onboarding paperwork.
