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Board authorizes hiring to fill loader operator vacancy and pre-approves future openings
Summary
Polk County approved filling a vacant loader operator/waste combustor operator position and authorized county staff to fill similar openings in the future without returning to the board, to address ongoing staffing shortages in rotating-shift positions.
A public-works official reported that a loader operator (who also holds a waste combustor operator license) resigned. The official explained that the license takes several years to obtain and rotating shifts leave the department short-staffed when vacancies arise.
The board approved filling the current loader operator vacancy and also approved a motion allowing department managers to fill future similar openings without seeking board approval for each position, to streamline hiring for critical rotating-shift roles.
