Wayne County Personnel Committee of November 4, 2026

The Wayne County Personnel Committee met on November 4, 2026. Members approved posting and hiring a full-time jail food-services cook after a vacancy arose. The probation department also presented a request to post and hire a position, with the intended hire after November 30; the transcript indicates the motion carried, and notes the position is budgeted for 2026 and 2027. The health department requested approval to post and hire a part-time physician assistant whose work includes the 340B program and care for patients with infectious diseases; the position is paid from program funds, not the county health fund. A motion and second are audible, but the transcript does not capture the outcome.

A community corrections representative outlined a proposed staffing and funding plan for a full-time, DOC-grant-funded bookkeeper and a part-time bookkeeper in the 2027 county general budget, including a proposed transfer from probation line item 10380. The committee requested the plan in writing for further consideration; no approval was recorded. The committee also discussed vacancies and possible restructuring in the coroner’s office, but tabled that matter pending further information. No contracts, bids, or purchasing decisions were identified.