Tuesday night, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors discussed the state of the county's finances and agreed to freeze county hiring for three months.

The freeze will be for non-critical positions, according to county supervisors. County officials said they would rather have a hiring freeze than have to lay off employees in the future, especially since many agencies are already suffering from staffing shortages. The social services call center in Eureka, for example, is currently at 41% staffing.

Many agencies voiced their concerns about how it would affect their agency and increase workload.

The freeze would last three months as the county adapts its temporary budget, to see if hiring new employees is possible.

The motion passed unanimously.