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Sullivan County HR: COVID leave to sunset in July as sheriff’s staffing improves but overtime concern remains

3229031 · May 8, 2025
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The county’s human resources committee heard that COVID-19 quarantine leave will expire in July and that transfers and reinstatements have cut sheriff’s vacancies roughly in half; committee members asked for accounting of double-overtime costs and agreed to revisit staffing in June.

The Sullivan County Human Resources Committee heard Wednesday that the county’s COVID-19 quarantine leave policy will expire in July and that recent transfers and reinstatements have substantially reduced vacancies in the sheriff’s department, but members pressed staff for an accounting of double-overtime costs before the leave fully sunsets.

Julie (last name not specified), speaking for county human resources/civil service staff, said the COVID-19 quarantine leave legislation is scheduled to expire in July and described the policy’s current documentation requirements. She…

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