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Commissioners adopt county personnel policy tightening compensatory pay for exempt employees
Summary
The board approved changes to the county personnel policy that limit pay for exempt employees on call, cap compensatory time at 75 hours and set a six-month depletion window for balances above the cap; policy will revert to a 75-hour cap on Nov. 19, 2025, per the transcript.
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners adopted revisions to the county’s personnel policy that change how exempt employees are compensated for on-call or out-of-hours work and that limit compensatory time accrual.
A presenter told the board that exempt employees “should never been getting paid for call anymore” and that the policy change ends routine pay for on-call hours unless special permission is granted. The presenter said employees can accrue up to 75 hours of compensatory time; employees with more than 75 hours will have six months to deplete those hours. The presenter said the policy will revert to a 75-hour cap on 11/19/2025.
The presenter described the standard workday as 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with departmental exceptions allowed by special permission. The presenter also said employees should document off-hours work in case of injury so that workers’ compensation could apply.
A motion to adopt the policy was made and seconded; the transcript records “All in favor say aye. Aye.” The provided transcript excerpt does not include a roll-call tally.
Why it matters: the changes limit routine compensation for off-hour availability and set firm limits and a schedule for reducing accumulated compensatory time, affecting county employees’ pay and scheduling.
The board directed staff to implement the policy as presented; further personnel details and department-level exceptions were to be handled by department heads under the adopted policy.
