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Callahan County revises employee handbook; commissioners strike holiday "day off" language after debate
Summary
After extended discussion about holiday pay for employees on alternate schedules, the commissioners approved handbook edits including striking a sentence in section 2B-5 that allowed a paid substitute day off when a holiday fell on an employee's scheduled day off; law-enforcement exceptions and software-implementation questions were raised.
Callahan County commissioners on Oct. 27 approved revisions to the county employee handbook after a prolonged discussion focused on holiday-pay rules for employees who work four-day or staggered schedules.
The debate centered on a sentence in section 2B-5: "if a designated holiday falls on an eligible employee's day off, the employee shall be allowed to take another day off with pay during the following 30 days," with an exception that "law enforcement employees…
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