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Simpson County advances Administrative Code revisions, adds cybersecurity chapter and expands parental leave
Summary
Simpson County Fiscal Court approved first reading of administrative code changes redefining employment status, expanded parental leave provisions and added a Chapter 8 on IT/cybersecurity required for insurance, and voted to grandfather affected employees.
Simpson County Fiscal Court advanced changes to its Administrative Code on June 6, approving first reading of Ordinance No. 230.30, which defines employment-status categories and clarifies benefits eligibility, and reviewing proposed parental‑leave rules and a new information technology/cybersecurity chapter.
The first reading of Ordinance No. 230.30 (Section 3.13) — introduced and moved by Magistrate Marty Chandler and seconded by Judge/Executive Mason Barnes — passed on a split vote. The ordinance sets definitions: full‑time employees (35+ hours/week), part‑time (under 35 hours), seasonal (positions working no more than nine months in a fiscal year) and temporary staff hired for defined, time‑limited tasks. The revision also states that "only full‑time or part‑time employees may occupy established positions" and that "no County employee, full or part time, shall be employed by an outside vendor or supplier of goods and/or services to the County department or office within which they work." The first reading recorded Chandler, Barnes and Poston in favor and Burr and Thurman opposed.
Separately, the court reviewed proposed Section 3.45 on parental leave and the addition of Chapter 8 (Information Technology/Cyber Security). The parental‑leave text in the meeting packet provides up to 12 weeks of maternity leave for temporary disability related to pregnancy or childbirth, with up to six weeks paid; two weeks paid paternity leave; and two weeks paid parental leave upon adoption for full‑time employees. Chapter 8 was presented as a new requirement to meet Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) cyber‑insurance standards; the full Chapter 8 language was included in the meeting attachment file.
To address immediate personnel concerns, the court unanimously approved a motion to grandfather any employees who might be affected by the new Section 3.13.D (the outside‑vendor employment prohibition). The change and the grandfathering measure were presented by county staff and discussed as part of the packet provided to magistrates.
The ordinance remains subject to subsequent readings and formal adoption; the first reading and the accompanying package of parental‑leave and cybersecurity provisions will return for further action in accordance with the county's ordinance process.
