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In the Matter of a Freeze on
New Employment Positions and
Required Review before County
Departments Fill Any Vacant
Employment Positions
STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
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RESOLUTION NO. 16-02
WHEREAS, RCW 36.40 mandates that the County have a balanced budget and it is anticipated,
due to the economic conditions, that the County's revenues will not meet projected expenditures; and,
WHEREAS, due to the passage of several voter initiates during the past two years the ability of
the County to raise tax revenues to meet increasing demands for services has been limited; and,
WHEREAS, the Elected Officials and appointed Department Heads of Jefferson County have
been working to plan for the financial future and to take the budget adjustments necessary to deal with the
revenue shortfalls; and,
WHEREAS, because salaries and benefits are the largest portion of the County's budget of
expenditures and the need to begin the process of limiting expenditures is immediate; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners find that it is in the best interest of the County
to immediately impose a "Hiring Freeze" on County employment positions as defined below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED by the County Commissioners for Jefferson County
that no new employment position will be created or existing positions filled except as provided for below:
1) New Positions:
Effective immediately a freeze is imposed on the creation and filling of any new employment
position in all Jefferson County Departments unless said position is Mission Critical or totally
supported by grant funding.
2) Currently Budgeted, but Vacant Positions or Filling Positions that Become Vacant in the Future:
Each such position will be reviewed to determine if it can be filled. Priority will be given to
those determined to be Mission Critical by the Board of Commissioners.
Mission Critical positions are those which must be filled due to
contractual obligations, exposure to liability, specific technical
expertise necessary for the operation of internal systems or due
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,..:~:fl"l¡þ~~ '. J ~PROVEDAND SIGNED this 12th day of March
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