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Council tables county handbook changes after debate over PTO conversion and protections for longtime employees
Summary
After heated discussion and testimonies from HR and residents, the council voted 6–3 to table Bill 66-24 (handbook revisions) to allow more department-level briefings; staff proposed an Option 2 that converts time to a 288-hour PTO bucket while banking excess sick hours for catastrophic use.
The council on Oct. 8 deferred final action on proposed county personnel handbook changes after extended debate about how accrued sick time and paid-time-off (PTO) would be handled.
County counsel and HR staff presented two options to restructure leave benefits. Option 1 would have converted and capped total paid leave at 288 hours and could have resulted in some longtime employees losing accrued sick balances beyond that cap. In response to employee concerns, county staff…
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