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Council approves changes to Westville Fire Department employee handbook
Summary
Council approved multiple handbook revisions for the Westville Fire Department including adjusted-work-schedule language, vacation accrual changes and business-travel meal allowance; questions about work-boot reimbursement were left for follow-up.
The Westville Town Council voted to adopt proposed revisions to the Westville Fire Department employee handbook, including changes to business travel allowances, adjusted work-schedule language and vacation accruals.
Council discussed that the business travel meal allowance in the handbook is currently $30 per day; members suggested that amount was likely low and discussed raising it. The handbook's adjusted-work-schedule language was revised to state the schedule is permitted in any week within the two-week pay period "in order not to exceed a total of 40 hours per week" (changing the prior reference to an 80-hour two-week cap). Vacation accruals were also revised: the discussion recorded that employees are not eligible for vacation in the first year, then earn 80 hours for years 1–5 (excluding the first year), 120 hours for years 6–10, and 160 hours for year 11 and up. Councilmember Albert moved to adopt the handbook changes; the motion passed 5-0.
Council asked staff to clarify separately whether required work boots would be reimbursed in addition to or as part of the existing $300 clothing allowance; that question was not resolved at the meeting and will return to a future meeting for clarification.
