Sheriff’s Office and commissioners debate PTO/ESL payout forms and process
Feb 2, 2026
Sheriff’s Office staff and the board discussed whether employees should sign forms to document PTO/ESL payouts, with staff noting existing handbook language that eligible hours would be paid out and recommending a voluntary form for rollovers.
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Commissioner and staff discussion centered on clarifying the PTO and emergency sick-leave (ESL) payout process. Jesse Vallez said she prepared a form that gives employees the option of a payout or rolling hours into ESL; Jesse emphasized the form would be voluntary. Troy Tolman said some employees had signed authorizations recently and others had signatures on file from earlier.
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