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Committee rejects proposed PTO carryover cap after months‑long confusion over current policy
Summary
County HR director asked the council committee to cap PTO carryover at 80 hours to limit long‑term liability; committee members, court counsel and auditors raised legal, equity and administrative concerns and voted to send the draft ordinance unfavorably to the full council.
Selena Carr, St. Joseph County HR director, told the Budget Administration Committee that a drafting error left the county with a policy that allowed employees to carry over up to their accrual cap indefinitely rather than being reduced to an 80‑hour carryover as intended. Carr said the change was meant to reduce the county’s financial exposure after past payouts that reached nearly $1,000,000 to employees leaving with large PTO balances.
Committee members pressed for clarity about how the policy would be enforced, who is exempted and how much the change would save. Council President Joseph Thomas and others noted…
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