Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Personnel Policy topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Pleasant Valley council adopts sabbatical policy for police department

Pleasant Valley City Council · February 3, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The council approved a sabbatical policy for the police department, authorizing handbook updates; the chief said implementation would incur little to no overtime cost and initially three officers (estimate) would be eligible; the motion passed with one recorded 'No' vote.

The Pleasant Valley City Council voted to adopt a sabbatical policy for the police department and authorized the necessary handbook updates to implement it.

The policy motion was made by a council member and seconded. The police chief said the program would require little to no overtime because supervisors and available shifts would cover staffing needs and that initially three officers would likely be eligible. “There’ll be little to no cost to implement this policy,” the chief said. The clerk called the roll; the measure passed with one councilor voting 'No.'

Staff will update the employee handbook and administer eligibility and scheduling according to the adopted policy.