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Board reviews personnel-policy updates focused on PTO, unpaid leave and gratuities
Summary
Human Resources proposed edits for 2026 including limiting PTO payout at termination to accrued amounts, adding a capped unpaid leave option (up to six months pending edits tied to FMLA), and a prohibition on employees accepting tips from customers; board asked staff and legal to refine unpaid-leave language and return Monday.
Jessica Pankey, the district HR lead, summarized proposed personnel-policy revisions the board will consider for 2026, describing committee membership and a condensed "cheat sheet" of major changes.
On PTO, Pankey said the district gives PTO up front for the year but will pay out only what an employee had accrued through the month of termination. She said the accrual/payout change aims to discourage employees from using accrued PTO immediately before resigning.
Pankey proposed a new…
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