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Del Norte County approves hiring economic development manager at step 3
Summary
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors approved placing a newly hired economic development services manager at salary step 3 after brief debate and a union comment warning about payroll shortfalls; the board voted to approve the placement.
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors voted to place a newly hired economic development services manager at salary step 3, a personnel recommendation made by the County Administration Officer and the director of human resources.
Supervisor Wilson, who spoke in favor of the hire, said the position fills a long-standing gap: “This person has 20 years of experience. That's why they're going to the 3,” and argued a dedicated economic-development role will help the county pursue tourism and other growth opportunities. Amy Laffner, representing SEIU, urged the board to consider the county's overall salary schedule and the risk of increasing a reported shortfall by hiring at step 3: “We do have some comments… hiring at step 3 again when we've already said that the salaries that schedule that we've put in place is sufficient to keep and retain employees.”
The motion to approve the step placement was made, seconded, and approved on roll call. The action was presented to the board as a personnel placement recommendation; details about the hired individual’s name and effective date were not specified in the record.
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