Separation plan approved

Sweetwater County will offer a volunteer separation program for qualifying employees.

During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution allowing for the Voluntary Separation Program.

At the Commissioners previous meeting, county human resources director Garry McLean was asked to meet with department supervisors and elected officials about the proposed VSP to find out if they had any areas of concern.

McLean reported he had met with all of them and based on these discussions common concerns about the flexibility of partici...