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County updates employee handbook, raises shift differential and clarifies holiday pay window
Summary
The board reviewed annual handbook revisions including a 50-cent increase to the shift differential (from $2.00 to $2.50/hour) and a 24-hour holiday-pay window to ensure employees working across midnight on holidays receive holiday pay.
During the meeting, staff presented the annual employee handbook updates and reported two substantive changes: an increase in the hourly shift differential from $2.00 to $2.50 and a clarification of holiday-pay rules so that a 24-hour holiday window will apply (for example, staff who work beginning at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve would receive holiday pay for the holiday day). Staff said most other edits were clarifications and updates related to legislation and formatting.
The handbook revisions were moved and seconded and called for approval during the meeting; the transcript records the motion and a voice vote. Staff explained that the 24-hour rule replaces a prior approach that tracked pay by crossing the day divide, and they said the change will streamline payroll processes and is preferred by both employees and the payroll system.
No effective date for the handbook changes was specified in the transcript; staff said they would circulate the final handbook and noted the annual renewal schedule.
