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Board narrows sick‑leave eligibility and adds EMS positions to VRS hazardous‑duty plan

Washington County Board of Supervisors · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The board heard staff proposals to reduce sick‑leave‑bank eligibility from 12 to six months and adopted a resolution to include certain EMS positions (four full‑time EMS staff plus coordinator and deputy) and potential firefighters in the Virginia Retirement System hazardous‑duty plan, with a modest projected VRS rate increase of roughly 0.42 percentage points (approximately $64,000 this year).

County personnel staff presented two employee‑benefit items to the board on Sept. 24.

Sick‑leave bank: Ms. Wells proposed amending the county’s sick‑leave sharing policy to lower the eligibility requirement from 12 consecutive months to six months so newer employees would be eligible to join the leave bank sooner. The remainder of the policy—initial eight‑hour donation requirement, application and subcommittee review process—would remain unchanged.…

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