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Board adopts revision to employee handbook to add paid military leave
Summary
Cannon County commissioners approved an employee handbook revision to add paid military leave consistent with Tennessee practice, specifying 20 days of paid leave for eligible employees.
The Cannon County Board of Commissioners approved a revision to the county employee handbook to add paid military leave.
The motion and subsequent vote added a policy described in the meeting as consistent with Tennessee practice: 20 days of paid military leave. The Chair said the policy had existed informally since the 1990s and the update adds it to the written handbook following a recent personnel situation.
“It's Tennessee paid military leave 20 days,” the Chair said while explaining the policy language. The motion to adopt the handbook revision passed on roll call; Commissioners Nathan Sanders, Karen Ashford, Chris Singleton, Curtis George, Eddie Mears, Randy Gannon and Tony Burnett were recorded as voting yes.
The transcript does not include implementation details such as eligibility conditions, documentation required, or effective date beyond approval at the meeting.
