Votes at a glance: minutes, staffing referrals, account-clerk position, computer policy, and introduction of ethics local law

The Warren County Personnel Committee recorded several actions during its meeting:

- Approval of minutes: Motion to approve minutes of prior committee meetings was made by Van Driscoll and seconded by Supervisor Mayday; the motion carried without recorded opposition.

- Criminal‑justice/public-safety referrals: Three referrals (items a, b and c) proposing position descriptions and a change to security-guard hiring requirements were combined into a single vote and approved. Committee members clarified that items a and b provide two position descriptions to fill one vacancy rather than creating net new positions; item c removes the requirement that security guards be retired law-enforcement officers to widen the hiring pool.

- Support Services referral (principal account clerk): The committee approved a change to the table of organization and salary schedule to create the new principal account clerk position and delete the accounting technician position. Supervisor Mayday moved and Supervisor Etu seconded the referral; members voted aye.

- Computer use policy: Committee approved the updated computer use policy recommended by the Risk and Safety Committee, which includes new sections on biometrics, social media, phishing prevention, and a contract addendum (Exhibit F) for computing-related contracts. The policy is intended to underpin an IT shared-services platform and a group cyber-insurance program brokered by Gallagher. The committee asked staff to return with implementation staffing proposals and scheduled the IT-security item as a monthly standing report.

- Local Law No. 4 of 2026 (ethics and disclosure): The committee moved to publish the proposed local law for a public hearing. The measure revises definitions (including a broader 'relative' definition for disclosure), clarifies recusal and outside-interest reporting, revises gift aggregation rules, and updates board-of-ethics composition. The vote at this meeting was to publish for hearing, not final adoption.

All actions recorded in the transcript were procedural committee approvals; several items will require follow-up implementation work by county staff.