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Commission approves $800 employee Christmas incentive with adjusted payments for part-time/on-call staff
Summary
The board approved a separate $800 Christmas incentive check for full-time county employees and agreed adjustments for part-time and on-call staff (50% for part-time, smaller token for on-call) to be issued by direct deposit by the following Friday.
Baker County commissioners approved a Christmas incentive for county employees after a discussion about fairness for part-time and on-call workers.
Staff presented a plan to fund a separate $800 check per employee using funds set aside after recent budget workshops; staff recommended issuing the payments as separate checks rather than through payroll to keep accounting clear. Commissioners debated whether part-time and on-call workers should receive the full amount. The board settled on a compromise discussed in the meeting: full-time employees receive $800, part-time employees receive 50% of that amount, and on-call personnel receive a smaller flat token (discussed in the meeting as roughly $100). Finance staff noted payroll taxes increase total employer cost (an $800 net payment implies higher gross employer cost once taxes and withholdings are accounted for).
The board motioned, seconded and approved the incentive; staff said the county would aim to deliver the payments by direct deposit the coming Friday so employees receive funds before the holidays. The board clarified the incentive excludes any board member or constitutional officer and is for employees only.
