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Bourbon County amends employee handbook to change vacation accrual after heated debate
Summary
After more than two hours of debate, the Bourbon County Commission adopted a compromise amendment to the county employee handbook that changes how vacation leave is allocated and accrued beginning next year. Commissioners voted to implement a phased approach intended to reduce the county's fiscal liability while preserving some front‑loaded leave for current employees.
Bourbon County commissioners voted Dec. 15 to approve a revised employee handbook policy that changes how vacation time is provided to county workers.
The new policy, adopted as Resolution 49‑25 with an amendment, replaces the practice of front‑loading a full year's vacation on Jan. 1 with a phased approach: the county will front‑load 50% of an employee's annual vacation allotment for the coming year and begin monthly accrual (1/6 accrual beginning in July to finish the year), moving to a full 1/12 monthly accrual schedule in 2027. The board emphasized the policy remains changeable through future action.
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