Board votes to temporarily extend health officer’s contract
Protesters hold signs along South Main Street at 11th Street West in opposition to Flathead County Public Health Officer Hillary Hanson and the county’s COVID-19 pandemic response on Thursday. Hanson serves as the Incident Commander for coronavirus response efforts in the county. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead City-County Board of Health voted on Thursday to temporarily extend the county public health officer’s term to allow more time for a hiring committee and the board to find her replacement - a process members said will take longer than usual due to coronavirus-related setbacks.
The current health officer, Hillary Hanson, announced in early March that she would not be seeking renewal of her contract at the end of her term set to expire June 30...
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