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County approves revised nonunion employee handbook, supervisor guide; opt-out payout to be paid biweekly

Merrimack County Board of Commissioners · December 23, 2024
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Summary

Commissioners approved annual revisions to the nonunion employee handbook and supervisor reference guide, including changing the health opt-out payout to a $5,000 amount paid biweekly and adding annual leave redemption and catastrophic leave donation options.

Merrimack County commissioners approved the revised nonunion employee handbook and the supervisor reference guide after a presentation from Wendy Heath and the handbook committee.

Wendy, who led the committee that reconvened to recommend annual updates, told the board the committee met twice in December and proposed shifting the health-insurance opt-out payout to a uniform $5,000 that would be divided across 26 biweekly pay periods rather than paid as a single annual lump sum. "So what we would do is take…

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