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Hamilton County adopts paid leave for live organ and bone‑marrow donors in personnel policy update
Summary
As part of the consent agenda, commissioners updated the county personnel policy to provide paid leave for employees who donate a live organ or bone marrow; commissioners and health partners described the change as a life‑saving benefit. The motion passed as part of the consent agenda items 6–20.
Hamilton County commissioners on May 15 approved an update to the county personnel policy that provides paid leave for employees who donate a live organ or bone marrow.
The change was included as item 12 on the consent agenda and was presented by county staff as a personnel-policy amendment intended to remove a barrier for county employees who are live donors. County officials and commissioners praised the change during the meeting; Commissioners said the policy will support employees and may save lives.
Commission President Denise Driehaus thanked UC Health and other partners for bringing the policy forward. Commissioners and staff noted a specific example: one county employee reported that a spouse had received a bone‑marrow transplant. Commissioners described the policy as a continuation of the county’s efforts to support employee health and noted the county’s interpreter services and other inclusions aimed at accessibility and equity.
The paid-leave amendment was adopted as part of the consent agenda (items 6–20). Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda and the personnel policy change. The consent items also included a series of procurement, insurance and program agreements; the full consent agenda was approved in a single vote.
