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Spencer County Fiscal Court changes voting leave to unpaid time off
Summary
The Fiscal Court approved amending the county Administrative Code so county employees will be allowed reasonable unpaid time off to vote rather than paid leave; motion passed with Esquire Beaverson voting no.
At its April 1 meeting the Spencer County Fiscal Court approved an amendment to Section XV "Voting Leave" of the Spencer County Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook to convert paid voting leave into unpaid time off.
The original policy read: "All County employees who are registered to vote shall be allowed reasonable paid time off from work to vote, but must coordinate with their Supervisor in advance of this time off. Employees must vote if time off is taken for this purpose." The approved language states: "All County employees shall be allowed reasonable UNPAID time off from work to vote, but must coordinate with their Supervisor in advance if the employee will need time off to vote. Employees may also schedule in advance accumulated paid vacation or personal time off if needed." (Motion text recorded in minutes.)
Esq. M. Moody moved the amendment; Esq. Brewer seconded. The minutes record the motion passed "with all members of the Court present voting 'aye', except Esq. Beaverson who voted 'nay'." The judge said employees would be made aware of the change and required to sign an acknowledgement.
Why it matters: The change alters employee pay policy on election days and aligns county practice with a new administrative approach; supervisors and payroll staff will need to update procedures and employee notifications.
Next steps: County staff will notify employees and implement the revised administrative code language.
