Teton commissioners weigh policy-manual overhaul incl. IT security and housing rules

Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners considered a wide-ranging set of amendments to the county’s 2026 Policy Manual at its April 7 meeting, with staff recommending the updates take effect May 1, 2026. The package is the product of a 2025 cross-department “Policy Committee” review and includes both substantive changes and clarifications. (The packet does not include meeting minutes confirming final action.)

On the HR side, the amendments span employee leave and work rules — including revisions tied to vacation accruals, sick-leave donation, holiday pay (including Christmas Eve), wellness leave, compensatory time, breaks, workers’ comp, nursing accommodations, and telework — plus updates to the employee housing program and lease-related policies. The staff report also highlights changes to recruitment and posting rules, including circumstances where a position could be “exempt from posting.”

A major public-facing element of the overhaul is a new set of IT governance and security policies, including policies on remote access, data governance, privileged access, patch management, change management, and “IT Artificial Intelligence Security.” The packet also includes new sustainability and operations policies, such as recycling and waste diversion, operation of county equipment, sustainable purchasing and waste reduction.

The full staff report and redlined policy language are in the April 7 agenda item packet: Teton County Staff Report and Policy Manual Amendments.