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Commissioners approve recalculation of overtime rate for sheriff’s office after 7(k) pay-period change
Summary
After commissioners and salary committee members discussed a change that effectively diluted overtime pay following a shift to an 86-hour pay period, the court approved recalculating overtime rates back to the prior method and to apply the change retroactively to January 2025 for current employees.
The Bee County Commissioner's Court approved an adjustment to how overtime is calculated for a group of law-enforcement and corrections employees after a change to an 86-hour pay period reduced effective overtime pay for some current staff.
County and sheriff’s office leaders explained that earlier this year the county adopted an alternative pay-period calculation (a 7(k)-type change) for…
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