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Commissioners adopt updated emergency closing policy outlining pay rules for essential staff during weather and facility closures
Summary
Scott County commissioners amended the personnel handbook to adopt an updated emergency closing policy clarifying notifications, pay rules for full‑time employees when the county closes for emergencies, and special pay and compensatory rules for highway, EMS, dispatch and sheriff operations.
The board adopted an amendment to the county personnel policies handbook to revise the emergency closing policy for county facilities. Commissioners said the updated policy reflects input from department heads and aimed to create a uniform process across departments when weather, power failures or other emergencies require closing county facilities.
Key elements of the adopted policy include: when an emergency closing is declared before the workday begins by the board of commissioners, full‑time employees…
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