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Alpena County committee backs moving non‑union overtime accrual to weekly
Summary
The Personnel Committee recommended that non‑union Alpena County employees begin accruing overtime and comp time weekly after 40 hours rather than daily after 8 hours, aiming for a consistent countywide approach and alignment with union contract language.
The Alpena County Personnel Committee on Aug. 5 recommended changing how non‑union employees accrue overtime and compensatory time, moving from a daily threshold to a weekly one.
Commissioner Todd Britton moved that non‑union staff begin accruing overtime and comp time after exceeding 40 hours in a workweek rather than after exceeding eight hours in a single day; Commissioner John Kozlowski supported the motion and the committee carried the recommendation. County Administrator Jesse Osmer led the discussion of the change as a step toward a “more consistent and uniform approach” and recommended that the provision be promoted in future union contract negotiations.
The recommendation was recorded as Action Item #1. No roll‑call vote was recorded in the minutes; the motion is described as having carried. The committee did not set an implementation date during the meeting; the change was described as a recommendation to be advanced for approval and inclusion in personnel policies and future contract language.
The committee considered consistency with union contracts and administrative implementation, but the minutes do not record debate about operational impacts such as payroll processing or overtime cost estimates. Next steps identified were to recommend the change through the normal approval channels and to include the amendment where appropriate in contract negotiations.
