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Boone County adopts new timekeeping rule for exempt staff; holiday policy deferred pending PTO changes
Summary
Boone County commissioners approved a change to the countytimekeeping policy requiring exempt employees to clock in and out (with specified exemptions). Commissioners deferred action on a proposed holiday schedule until a pending PTO revision is available.
Boone County commissioners voted Sept. 2 to adopt a revised timekeeping policy that requires most exempt county employees to clock in and out, while deferring a proposed holiday schedule until further review of a pending paid time off (PTO) revision.
The change to the countytimekeeping policy applies to Boone County employees outside the sheriffs office and excludes exempt employees in the prosecutors office and the county attorneys office, commissioners said during the meeting. Commissioners approved the policy after staff noted it aligns with updated state guidance.
Why it matters: The policy formally expands timekeeping to exempt staff who previously were not required to record hours, a procedural change county staff said was prompted by recent state guideline updates and an internal effort to standardize payroll practices across departments.
County staff told commissioners that short paid breaks (two 15minute breaks referenced in the draft) are intended to remain paid without requiring additional clock-ins; staff said the policy language was adjusted to avoid requiring employees to clock in and out for those paid breaks.
Commissioners discussed, but did not adopt, a proposed holiday schedule tied to election-year timing and an employee birthday leave day that would have to be used within the birthday month. One commissioner said they wanted to wait until PTO policy revisions are finalized before approving the holiday schedule. The board voted to take the holiday policy up for further review rather than adopt it at the Sept. 2 meeting.
Speakers on the item included county human resources staff and multiple commissioners. Human resources staff presented the timekeeping changes and explained the reasoning and exceptions; commissioners asked questions about implementation and the interaction with a forthcoming PTO revision.
The timekeeping motion was approved at the meeting. The holiday policy was not adopted; commissioners voted to take it under advisement for further review once PTO revisions are available.
Looking ahead: Human resources staff said they will circulate the finalized PTO revisions to commissioners for consideration; the holiday schedule will return to a future agenda after that revision is available.
