Commissioners adopt updated county policies with edits; pull vehicle provision for more work

Tammy (county clerk) guided commissioners through a packet of revised policies that had been distributed in advance, covering personnel files, travel reimbursement, use of county vehicles, social media and telephone/cell‑phone rules. She told the board these were largely model policies used by other counties and said staff would update items tied to federal GSA figures as needed. “As the clerk, I'm also the freedom of information officer,” she said when describing public materials the office will produce for residents.

After line‑by‑line discussion (questions about receipt requirements for taxi/public transit, the phrasing of personal‑vehicle reimbursement and whether the sheriff or county vehicle phrasing was clear), the board moved to adopt the packet with the changes Tammy had noted, but asked staff to pull policy 40.06(a) to rework language about sheriff‑driven vehicles, seat‑belt statutory references and allowable commuting without prior consent. The clerk will update the travel receipt language to reference required attachments and to avoid hardcoding mileage rates that change annually.