Valley County Road Supervisor Resigns

The Valley County Commissioners had set a meeting date of May 5 to discuss personnel issues of the Valley County Road Supervisor Todd Young. Young had been placed on paid administrative leave since the Commissioners voted on March 31 to place him on leave while an allegation, that if substantiated, could implicate a violation of the county personnel policy, was investigated.

As a result of privacy policies regarding personnel issues at the County level, no information was provided on why Young resigned or what the outcome of the investigation showed. Further information was also not provided on what caused the need for the March meeting.

When the motion passed on March 31 to place Young on leave and for the investigation to occur,

Commissioner Armstrong suggested the hiring of an independent third party to look into the allegations since there is no human resources on County staff. She stated she had been in conversations with the Montana Association of Counties (MaCo), who the county gets property and liability insurance from as well as HR support, who recommended the human resources firm, Westaff. A copy of their statement of work, a potential contract and a biography of the principal who would be doing the investigation, Michelle Edmunds who is the president and senior HR consultant for Westaff, was provided to the Commissioners. Commissioner Armstrong also explained the company would charge $199 an hour for the investigation.

During the time that Young was on leave, assistant road supervisor Curt Storlie, was placed on as acting road supervisor. As of press time, it was unknown whether Storlie will be the permanent county road supervisor as a result of Young resignation.