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Camden County approves new inclement-weather pay policy for hourly employees
Summary
The Board approved an amendment to the county's inclement-weather policy that pays hourly employees eight hours of county-paid time when offices close for weather events; HR said the daily cost is already budgeted and estimated at $64,685.49 per closure day.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the county's inclement-weather policy to provide eight hours of paid time to hourly employees for days when county offices close due to severe weather.
Mike Spears, the county's director of human resources, told commissioners the new policy covers hourly (nonexempt) employees and includes essential staff who work 12-hour shifts; those essential staff will continue to work their scheduled hours and also receive the eight-hour payoff, similar to a holiday.
Spears and finance staff provided an estimate of the daily payroll impact for an office closure: $64,685.49 per day. Spears told the board that amount is already budgeted across departments and would not require an additional appropriation.
Board members asked whether the policy would affect constitutional officers and whether the change would reduce volunteers who assist during incidents. Staff confirmed the policy applies to county-payroll employees and said the additional eight-hour pay likely creates an incentive for volunteers rather than decreasing participation.
Following discussion, the commissioners passed the amendment to the inclement-weather policy. The HR director said the policy aims to relieve employees from having to use accrued leave when the county is closed for events beyond their control.
Next steps: county HR and payroll will implement the policy and coordinate with constitutional officers and department managers to apply the policy consistently during future closures.
