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Marshall County hears first reading of administrative code amendments including 200‑hour compensatory time cap
Summary
At a first reading, the fiscal court reviewed Ordinance 2026-06, which proposes changes to the county administrative code including a proposed 200‑hour cap on compensatory time for exempt employees, a 90‑day retirement notice requirement, training incentives for the treasurer, and revisions to the county drug‑free workplace testing panel and statutory references.
Marshall County Fiscal Court on July 2 heard the first reading of Ordinance 2026-06, a set of proposed amendments to the county administrative code affecting employee classifications, compensatory time, retirement notice, training incentives, expense reimbursement, and drug‑testing rules.
Mr. Pagel read the ordinance text aloud. One notable change would cap compensatory (comp) time for exempt employees at 200 hours. "Shall be capped at a maximum of 200 hours per exempt employee," the reading states. The amendment also specifies that employees who exceed the cap at the time of adoption must reduce their comp-time balance by taking at least two days off per month until they fall below the cap.
The proposed changes would require employees to give written notice of retirement at least 90 days before the contemplated retirement date; the ordinance text says failure to give notice without good cause "may result in a negative write up" in the personnel file. The ordinance adds a formal training‑incentive provision allowing the treasurer and assistant treasurer annual incentive payments tied to documented training hours and Department of Local Government rates.
Revisions to expense reimbursement language clarify preferred use of corporate rental programs or county vehicles and permit mileage at the federal rate when cost‑effective. The ordinance also revises the county’s drug‑free workplace policy and enumerates a new testing panel and statutory references (transcript cites several KRS numbers and a 902 KAR chapter reference).
Because the measure was presented as a first reading, it was not adopted on July 2. Any adoption or modification will require subsequent readings and votes by the fiscal court.
