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Ashe County approves personnel policy tweaks and $1,500 education reimbursement program
Summary
The Board approved clarifications to holiday-pay eligibility and raised the sick-note threshold from three to five days; it also approved an educational benefit policy that reimburses employees up to $1,500 after successful course completion.
Ashe County commissioners approved July 7 two personnel-related items: clarifying holiday-pay eligibility for employees on leave without pay and changing the required timeline for a physician’s note for sick leave from three days to five days, with added language to accommodate telemedicine.
Kelsey, the county’s human resources coordinator, explained the holiday-pay clarification: an employee on leave without pay status on the day preceding a holiday is not eligible to earn holiday pay unless the employee actually works on the holiday. Kelsey also described the sick-leave change and said the policy adds telemedicine language because the county has seen an increase in telehealth use.
Separately, commissioners approved an educational benefits policy that will reimburse employees up to $1,500 when they submit a transcript showing they passed a course. Board members asked about recouping funds if an employee leaves; the policy, as explained in the meeting, allows the county to recover funds from a departing employee’s final paycheck if the employee leaves within a specified timeline.
Kelsey said awarding reimbursement after successful completion — instead of giving funds up front — is administratively simpler. Commissioners moved and approved both policies by voice vote.
No exact timeline or limit-by-year beyond the $1,500 per completed course detail was provided in the meeting discussion.
