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Committee advances employee-guideline revisions but defers PTO change; COVID leave payout also deferred

Horry County Administration Committee · December 2, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted to advance most revisions to the Horry County employee guidelines to full council but deferred the proposal to revert to a single paid-time-off (PTO) bank for further review; the committee also deferred action on a one-time payout of remaining COVID-19 leave bank balances (estimated cost about $380,000, proposed to be funded with ARPA interest).

The Horry County Administration Committee considered a resolution to revise employee guidelines that included three primary changes: (1) folding administrator-level policies on covert/secret monitoring and recording into the formal guidelines, (2) re-adopting updated hiring and selection guidelines that staff say have been refined since 2016 and comply with EEOC requirements, and (3) reverting from a split vacation/sick system back to a single paid-time-off (PTO) bank.

Mister Owens (introduced…

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