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Council approves revamped employee handbook, agrees to pay down firefighter benefit accruals
Summary
Council voted to repeal the prior employee handbook ordinance and adopt amended personnel policies (Ordinance 24-11). Staff reported $666,052.95 in accrued comp/benefit liabilities—85% owed to firefighters—and the council approved a plan to pay excess firefighter accruals at the end of 2025 and then allow a 72-hour rollover annually.
Franklin City Council on Jan. 22 approved Ordinance 24-11, repealing the previous handbook ordinance and adopting revisions to employee benefits, comp/leave language, and overtime/comp time procedures.
Clerk Treasurer Jan Jones and staff outlined several targeted changes: removal or clarification of limited-duty language and longevity-pay wording, updated comp-time/overtime handling tied to the Kronos time system, and clearer rules for police pay calculations (total compensation time and overtime thresholds above 171 hours). Staff explained the…
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