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Select Board establishes employee sick‑bank in personnel policy, will finalize implementation details with town attorney
Summary
After a multi‑year policy review, the Select Board voted to add a voluntary sick‑bank provision to the town personnel policy. The board asked staff to finalize language with outside counsel and to circulate the final procedure to employees.
The Tamworth Select Board voted on March 25 to add a voluntary sick‑bank provision to the town personnel policy, after the board and staff discussed options to help an employee who anticipates surgeries and an extended absence.
What the sick bank will do
Under the draft language reviewed by the board, employees eligible for benefits may voluntarily donate a capped number of hours to a pooled “sick bank.” An employee who has exhausted personal, vacation and sick accruals could apply to draw from that pool with physician documentation; donations are voluntary and non‑compulsory. The draft also includes controls recommended by counsel…
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