Hennepin County would be allowed to streamline its human resources policies, under a bill awaiting gubernatorial action.
Sponsored by Rep. Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove) and Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope), HF940/SF729* would make technical changes requested by the county. Currently Hennepin County’s human resources policies are governed by state laws as well as the county’s own rules. The bill would change state law to conform to internal rule changes recently adopted by the county.
Under the bill’s provisions, department directors and the county human resources director would be given more discretion to set policies regarding the length of probationary periods, compensation plans and non-disciplinary appeals. Currently, the authority in such matters resides in the county board.
The bill was passed as amended 128-4 by the House May 4 and repassed 60-1 by the Senate May 5.
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