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Sheriff’s office will bank birthday leave into PTO after commission approves policy update
Summary
The commission approved a sheriff's-office policy update that converts birthday leave into personal time off banked for later use to address shift scheduling and overtime concerns; law director said change takes effect moving forward and constitutional officers may implement corresponding changes.
The Sumner County Commission approved a policy update affecting sheriff's-office paid time off: birthday leave will be converted into regular personal time off (PTO) that employees may bank and use according to scheduling needs.
Commission discussion noted that the sheriff’s department operates around shift schedules that make taking a birthday off impractical for many employees. The sheriff’s office representative and commissioners said allowing birthday leave to be banked into PTO avoids forcing staff to take leave that would disrupt shift coverage or school resource officer (SRO) duties. "Why not make it to where you have that choice and you don't have to be out?" one speaker asked, describing SRO staffing concerns.
The county law director (Miss Lawler) clarified that the sheriff is an elected official and this is a policy change for the sheriff’s office; any broader change to other constitutional officers would require separate action. Commissioners voted to approve the update; the motion passed with no recorded opposition during the vocal vote.
The change was presented as effective upon ratification; commissioners said the policy is intended to clarify payroll and scheduling practices and to eliminate anomalous hour calculations that had resulted from daylight-saving schedules and differing shift lengths.
