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Trustees approve updated employee handbook with PTO-sharing, revised holiday pay rules
Summary
The board adopted a substantially revised employee handbook that standardizes posting and hiring procedures, revises holiday pay banking for certain employees and adds a PTO-sharing program for medical emergencies; trustees amended bereavement language to include spouses.
The Town of Buena Vista Board of Trustees on July 8 approved an updated employee handbook that includes new hiring- and posting-process language, revised holiday-pay rules for employees required to work holidays, a paid-time-off sharing program and other administrative updates.
Town HR and deputy treasurer Johnna led the handbook rewrite and described updates to internal and external posting procedures, motor-vehicle-record checks for employees who drive frequently and a PTO-sharing option that permits employees to donate accrued time for coworkers facing defined medical emergencies.
The handbook also revises holiday-pay handling after the police department noted that officers sometimes bank many hours from holidays and later request extended time off, complicating scheduling. Staff said the updated approach is consistent with similar jurisdictions (Salida, Park County) and will be implemented with a small budgetary allowance already contemplated in the 2025 budget.
Trustees requested one wording change in the bereavement policy; the board amended the handbook to ensure time for impending death or death covers an employee’s spouse (immediate family). After those edits, Trustee Pike moved to adopt Resolution 55; Trustee Swisher seconded and the motion passed.
Human resources staff said the handbook also clarifies nepotism rules, dress code, internal-external posting flexibility, requirements for CDL and other driving positions, and compliance with applicable laws. Staff will publish the revised handbook and begin implementation with department supervisors.
