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Coweta County staff outlines employee handbook updates including tuition aid and sick‑leave buyback
Summary
County staff presented piecemeal amendments to the 2018 employee handbook that would add a tuition‑assistance program (up to $2,000/year, preapproved, budget‑dependent), change front‑loaded annual leave accruals, and offer a funded sick‑leave buyback option with eligibility limits; board directed further review with the leave committee.
Coweta County officials presented proposed changes to the county’s 2018 employee handbook during a Nov. work session, outlining new programs and clarifications that officials said aim to improve recruitment, retention and administrative consistency.
Miss Weisenbaker, who led the presentation, said staff is reviewing chapters 100–1200 in segments rather than reworking the entire roughly 150–200 page document at once. “We’re basically going back through and doing some general cleanup,” she said, and noted the update incorporates a recently developed statement of mission and values.
Among the substantive proposals, staff recommended adding a tuition‑assistance program that would reimburse eligible employees “for tuition and fees up to $2,000 per fiscal year,” subject to preapproval and the…
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