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Board directs further review of snow-day pay rules after mixed staff responses; midday courthouse lock motion fails
Summary
Following a recent snow closure, Putnam County commissioners discussed differing pay treatments for exempt and non-exempt employees and asked HR to refine handbook language. A motion to lock the courthouse from noon to 1 p.m., proposed because of security concerns, died for lack of a second.
Putnam County commissioners signaled they will revise employee handbook language governing pay and staffing after mixed reactions to a recent snow closure.
Commissioner Andy Beck raised differences in flex, compensatory time and overtime policies for exempt versus non-exempt employees and said essential departments had worked through the closure. Auditor Kristina Berish reported employees had called and some came into the office; she said HR’s Tera Stevenson is preparing a rough draft amendment to clarify the handbook. Beck listed essential departments as E911, Sheriff/Jail, EMS, Highway and EMA. Commissioners tabled further action and asked members to bring suggestions to a future meeting.
Separately, Judge Headley requested the courthouse be locked from noon to 1 p.m. for security and to avoid public handling of equipment stored in hallways. Commissioner Tom Helmer moved to lock the building at midday but the motion died for lack of a second and commissioners asked for more research before considering the change.
The board did not adopt new policy language at the Feb. 2 meeting; HR will circulate draft revisions and the matter will return to the commissioners for further discussion.
