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Noble County adopts handbook amendment: emergency holiday call‑ins to be paid time‑and‑a‑half
Summary
After lengthy debate about fairness and payroll impacts, commissioners voted to amend the employee handbook so county workers called in for weather‑related or public‑safety emergencies on county‑designated holidays will be paid time‑and‑a‑half for the actual hours worked, effective immediately.
Noble County commissioners on Dec. 13 approved an amendment to the county employee handbook that requires employees who are called in to work on county‑designated holidays for weather‑related emergencies, public‑safety incidents, or to maintain minimum staffing for 24‑hour operations to be paid at time‑and‑a‑half for the actual hours they work.
The board debated the proposal at length. Commissioner speakers and payroll staff clarified how holiday pay currently functions: employees in continuous 24/7 rotations (dispatchers, jailers, law enforcement) receive holiday…
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