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Residents and county employees urge commissioners to keep telework as board adopts handbook changes
Summary
Multiple residents and county employees urged commissioners to retain telework or adopt flexible alternatives during public comment; the board earlier adopted a set of resolutions that included amendments to the county employee handbook (identified in public comment as removing the telework policy).
Several residents and county employees told the Sussex County commissioners on March 26 that eliminating the county telework policy would harm recruitment and retention and increase costs for workers; the board had adopted a package of personnel-related resolutions earlier in the meeting that public speakers said included handbook language ending telecommuting.
Mary Turk of Wantage Township, who said she had commented previously, urged the board to “implement alternative options for flexible hours” such as 10-hour days or summer hours as a way to maintain work-life balance and retain staff. Amanda Norman of Wantage described telecommuting as a benefit that “reduces…
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