Ocilla council adopts personnel resolution adjusting PTO and temporary retirement eligibility over dissent

The City of Ocilla Council on Dec. 15 adopted a resolution that adjusts paid time off eligibility and temporarily alters retirement eligibility rules, including opening a rule-of-85 retirement window and procedures for separation without cause. The action passed with three votes in favor and one opposed.

City Attorney Warren Mixon read the resolution at the start of the New Business section of the meeting. Council Member Lisa Cook and Council Member Patrice Manley indicated the Personnel Committee proposed the changes. The resolution was recorded as passing with Council Members Lisa Cook, Patrice Manley and Clae Wynn voting in favor and Mayor Pro Tem Chris Paulk voting against the measure.

The resolution, as read, establishes standardized procedures for separation without cause and makes temporary adjustments to retirement eligibility and paid time off (PTO) rules for city department heads and covered employees. The measure does not specify an effective start date in the meeting record; council members did not provide further amendment language on the floor during the session.

Council discussion recorded in the minutes was limited to confirming the Personnel Committee’s support. No public comment on the resolution was recorded in the minutes. The council did not identify a mover or seconder for the motion in the meeting text provided.

The action resolves a personnel-policy question raised at earlier meetings and creates a short-term change to retirement/PTO policy for affected employees; the transcript does not specify which employee classifications will be affected or the duration of the temporary adjustments. Those implementation details were not provided in the meeting record and are listed as not specified.

The council is scheduled to revisit municipal business in a future meeting; no further procedural dates for this resolution were noted in the minutes.