The Wauseon City Council approved a revision to the local government handbook to correct an incorrect vacation-time chart affecting employees who work 54-hour schedules, including fire department personnel.

Council moved and approved the handbook correction 6-0. Councilors said the chart included incorrect figures (it showed 54 in places where it should have shown 48) and that the change is a reallocation of existing hours so the overall allotment is streamlined. The motion to revise the handbook was moved by Councilor Terena and seconded by Councilor Schneider; recorded votes were unanimous.

During discussion staff explained the error arose when the handbook attempted to reconcile vacation calculations for full-time employees and the fire department’s 54-hour workweek. Councilors asked whether some employees would see more or less vacation time; staff said most chart entries reflected reduced values in some rows and increased values in others but that overall hours were reallocated rather than newly added. The council recorded no opposition.

The handbook correction will be made in the local government handbook and will be effective as the clerk and human-resources staff post the corrected chart.