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Committee debates sick‑leave donation cap, fairness and FMLA interaction
Summary
The committee reviewed a draft donation policy that would allow employees to transfer up to 80 hours, raised concerns about transfers to higher‑paid employees and the need to align payout calculations to donor wages; members noted FMLA’s 12‑week limit and asked staff to draft clearer language for counsel.
Chair (S1) introduced a pending donation policy and committee members discussed limits, fairness and legal constraints. Chair (S1) said the draft lacked a clear cap and noted a previous draft showed an 80‑hour maximum donation; several members agreed a cap was necessary.
Committee member (S2) raised fairness and budgeting concerns, saying it could be problematic if donations allowed large payouts to higher‑paid employees: "We could donate 80 hours to chief that makes 6 figures, then that's kind of weird," the member said. Members discussed tying the donation payout to the donor’s hourly wage so receiving employees do not get a disproportionate windfall and noted that FMLA’s 12‑week limit would in some cases limit paid leave duration.
The committee directed staff to show the donation policy to council, to cost out the fiscal impact, and to have staff (Stephanie) help craft the precise language (including caps and wage‑mapping rules) for counsel review. The committee emphasized limiting unintended budget exposure and ensuring the policy works with federal FMLA rules.
