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York County amends handbook to change law-enforcement overtime threshold from 86 to 80 hours
Summary
The York County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to amend the county handbook, changing the overtime threshold for law enforcement and corrections staff from 86 hours in a 14-day pay period to 80 hours, effective with the first October 2025 pay period.
The York County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a resolution amending the county employee handbook to change the overtime threshold for law enforcement and corrections staff from 86 hours in a 14-day pay period to 80 hours in a 14-day pay period. The board recorded the motion as a resolution and set an effective implementation tied to payroll: the clerk and sheriff agreed the amendment would go into effect with the first pay period in October 2025.
Josh Gillespie, representing the sheriff's office, explained the change as an alignment with other county employees and said the item had been budgeted. Gillespie told the board the change increased the sheriff's office budget by about $17,000 (he said the department calculated conservatively to ensure sufficient funds): "So it affected our budgets. It was somewhere, around I think it was $17,000 in the sheriff's office budget," he said during the discussion.
Sheriff Burke and commissioners described staffing pressures: the sheriff's office reported several officers in field training, one at the academy and one vacancy, meaning the department is operating short of fully trained staff. Commissioners and sheriff's office representatives argued the handbook change is a recruiting and retention benefit, noting that many peer agencies moved to similar overtime rules during recent wage and staffing studies.
County counsel, payroll and the clerk discussed implementation mechanics and whether a formal resolution was required; the board chose to adopt a resolution so the change would not need to be revisited. The resolution passed on a roll call vote of commissioners present.
Why it matters The overtime-threshold change affects when law enforcement and corrections employees become eligible for overtime pay. The county described the change as budgeted and as a tool to improve parity across county employees and aid recruitment and retention.
What happens next Human Resources and payroll will implement the handbook change for the stated effective pay period and update payroll procedures. The clerk will publish the handbook amendment.
