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Bourbon County commissioners spar over proposed sick- and vacation-leave overhaul; motion to restore 2025 balances introduced
Summary
Commissioners debated a comprehensive revision to Bourbon County’s PTO policy that would front-load vacation, cap sick leave and restore balances to 12/31/2025. Supporters said changes fix errors found during an audit; critics warned the draft contains contradictions and creates administrative burdens.
A long-running debate over Bourbon County’s proposed vacation and sick-leave policy dominated the commissioners’ meeting on April 26, as board members and staff weighed whether to restore employees’ time to their December 31, 2025, balances or adopt new front-loaded accrual rules.
Commissioner David Birbauer, who presented the draft resolution, said the goal is to correct discrepancies discovered during a recent personnel records audit and to ‘‘restore employees’ years of service for vacation and sick leave to their appropriate pre-2026 levels,’’ while simplifying the county’s leave structure to improve recruitment and retention. Birbauer read sections of the resolution that would front-load annual vacation based on years of service, set maximum carryover caps, and specify payout rules at separation and retirement.
The nut of the disagreement centered on how to treat employees who already have large balances and on the…
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