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Randolph County commissioners debate flex-time limits, ask staff to tighten handbook language
Summary
Commissioners discussed clarifying the county personnel handbook to prevent flex time from being used to bank extra personal time, reiterated standard office hours (8 a.m.–4 p.m.) for non-emergency staff, and asked staff to draft clearer parameters on lunch timing and one-off exceptions.
Commissioners reviewed upcoming legal changes to the county personnel handbook and debated how to tighten rules around flex time and lunch breaks for non-emergency staff.
Staff summarized the current flex-time policy — which allows employees to flex schedules within the same work week to avoid excess overtime — and commissioners raised examples of the policy being used to create recurring long weekends (employees banking flex time to be off on Fridays). Several commissioners pressed for language that would prevent flex time from being used to “enhance personal time,” require non-emergency personnel to take a one-hour lunch, and discourage taking that lunch during the last hour of the workday.
Commissioner comments reflected two priorities: protect fairness and service to the public (ensuring county offices remain open and staffed during advertised business hours) and retain flexibility for employees with legitimate needs (doctor appointments, child-care pickups). Commissioners directed staff to draft handbook language that clarifies the purpose and limits of flex time, sets parameters for lunch timing (discussion suggested a middle-window such as 10 a.m.–2 p.m.), and gives elected officials some discretion to manage one-off staffing situations.
No final handbook amendment was adopted at the meeting; commissioners asked staff to prepare proposed text to present at a future meeting.
