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Uvalde County reviews road department comp‑time policy as some workers decline paid overtime
Summary
County staff discussed the road department's comp‑time policy after several workers said they preferred comp time to paid overtime to avoid higher income-tax withholdings; officials reviewed how hourly pay and a 2,080‑hour annual cap affect payroll accounting and time sheets.
Uvalde County officials discussed the road department’s comp‑time policy during a county meeting; staff said some employees have declined paid overtime and instead choose compensatory time.
County staff explained that whether pay is calculated hourly or converted from an annual 2,080‑hour cap, departments must specify an hourly rate for payroll. “Mathematically, if a person gets paid so much an hour and a person can only work 2,080 hours in a year, whether you do it by the hour or whether you do it by the total 2,080, you're gonna need to say what hour of money,” said Speaker 1.
Officials said the road department’s policy currently provides comp time rather than paid overtime; time sheets used by the county treasurer reflect that practice. In public remarks, a staff member identified as Speaker 2 said several road employees “did not want overtime because they did not wanna take the income taxes on the overtime.”
The discussion noted that when an employee works more than 40 hours in a week they are due either comp time or overtime under the county’s payroll rules; the road department is using comp time as its practice. Staff said they had reviewed the policy with the county treasurer and confirmed the comp‑time approach is reflected in time‑sheet records.
County officials did not propose a formal change to the policy during the discussion and no motion or vote on the policy was recorded in the transcript.
