Personnel Committee backs reclassification of three county positions

On Aug. 18, 2026, the Personnel Committee met at 8:30 a.m. in the 308 Conference Room and received a staff proposal to reclassify three county positions. Nina Arneson presented the recommendation to reclassify the Office Support Services Supervisor to a Financial Assistance Supervisor I and to reclassify two Office Support Specialists to Case Aide Navigator. The minutes list Commissioners Todd Greseth and Susan Betcher among those present and say both supported the change as presented.

"Nina Arneson brought forth the proposal to reclassify the Office Support Services Supervisor to a Financial Assistance Supervisor I and reclassify two Office Support Specialists to Case Aide Navigator," the minutes state. According to the minutes, the reclassification was described as a way to enable office support staff to take on additional tasks and redistribute work to assist a department that is currently behind. The minutes do not record a formal roll-call vote; they note that Commissioners Greseth and Betcher supported the reclassification. The minutes entry is dated Aug. 28, 2026, under the name Amanda Holst.