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Sunbury Council discusses adopting a parental leave policy for full-time staff
Summary
Council members discussed drafting a parental leave policy for full-time city employees, weighing options including whether employees must use accrued leave first and whether part‑time employees would be eligible; staff were tasked to produce concrete policy options for the next work session.
Sunbury City Council opened discussion on whether to adopt a formal parental leave policy for full-time municipal employees.
The presiding officer asked Joel — who was asked to draft language — to present options. Council members and staff discussed precedence: officials noted the city has in some past instances paid for leave, while federal protections under FMLA permit unpaid leave. Council members raised practical concerns including the cost to departments, variability in salary levels, how many weeks should be covered (three weeks was discussed in the draft), and whether employees must exhaust accrued PTO or vacation before accessing paid parental leave.
Council members asked staff to prepare concrete options and cost estimates. Kevin and Lisa were asked to work with Joel to produce a draft for the next work session so members can review specific language, eligibility criteria (e.g., full‑time only, part‑time hour thresholds), and cost projections.
Next steps: Joel and Lisa will prepare written policy options and estimated departmental impacts for council review at the next scheduled work session.
