Baxter County Personnel Committee presented policy revisions including conceal carry

After being pushed to the April meeting, the Baxter County Personnel Committee met Monday and heard from newly appointed Human Resources Director Ryan Robb regarding revisions to the existing personnel policy manual including incorporating allowing full-time employees to carry a firearm on county property.Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass explains.

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ACT 1259 was passed in 2015 and permits a county employee, who has a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in a county courthouse. Baxter County was the second county in the state to implement an ordinance, regarding the ACT, in 2016. It hadn’t been incorporated into the policy manual until recently. Employees have to attend a Civilian Response to Active Shooter training and qualify every year. Training is handled by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Department when a request to have the training is made.

Other revisions include establishing the role of Robb’s position and adjusting employee policy.

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Pendergrass says the Personnel Committee also began updating language surrounding leave requests and leave awards to employees in relation to their hire date and anniversary date.

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