Wapello County amends employee handbook to require timesheets for salaried and hourly staff

Wapello County supervisors approved an amendment to the employee handbook requiring all employees—salaried and hourly—to submit timesheets.

A board member said the amendment will make timesheet submittal universal and that county staff member Andy is developing an online system slated to take effect in October. A supervisor asked whether the change was discussed with the county attorney; the transcript records a response that attorney Mike Gallagher reviewed the language and advised the change be included.

During the brief discussion board members noted salaried employees are still required to meet their 80-hour work expectations. A motion to approve the amendment was made, seconded and carried with verbal “Aye” votes.

Why it matters: The policy changes record time reporting expectations for all employees and signal an administrative shift to an online timesheet system. The board did not specify training plans, data-retention rules or an exact online implementation date beyond “October” in the meeting excerpt.

Implementation: Staff indicated Andy is working on the online system; the county attorney reviewed the handbook language. The motion approved the handbook amendment but did not, in the transcript excerpt, include any accompanying budget authorization for software procurement.