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High Springs adopts firefighter PTO change to align accrual with 24‑hour shifts
Summary
The commission approved a change to how firefighters accrue paid time off so 24‑hour shifts burn PTO hour‑for‑hour; staff said the adjustment (about 1.4% more accrual annually) reduces payouts that previously compensated for 24‑hour shifts with extra hours.
The High Springs City Commission on Feb. 12 approved an amendment to the personnel policy to adjust paid time off accrual for the fire department so firefighters accrue and use PTO hour‑for‑hour for 24‑hour shifts.
Fire department staff explained that under the current system firefighters working 24‑hour shifts effectively used 16 hours of PTO and the city paid an additional 8…
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