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County attorney: overtime paid to salaried and contract staff during Hurricane Adalia was lawful
Summary
Suwannee County’s attorney told the Board of County Commissioners that the county policy in place allowed overtime pay to exempt (salaried) and contracted employees during the local state of emergency for Hurricane Adalia, resolving public questions about recent payments.
Suwannee County’s county attorney told the Board of County Commissioners on May 20 that county policy authorized overtime pay for exempt (salaried) and contracted employees when work was performed during a local state of emergency for Hurricane Adalia.
The clarification came after the chairman said he had received public inquiries about overtime payments to salaried or contracted employees during natural disasters and asked County Attorney Mister Morrison to report his findings before public comment.
Morrison told the board he reviewed applicable Florida law and the county’s personnel policies. He said he found no Florida statute…
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