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Johnson County amends comp‑time policy, will buy down balances to 24 hours at fiscal year end
Summary
The court approved an amendment to the overtime/compensatory time policy to allow certain buy‑downs and a 30‑hour accrual cap for non‑precinct nonexempt employees; the policy passed 4–1 with one commissioner opposed.
Johnson County commissioners on April 13 approved revisions to the county's overtime and compensatory‑time policy. The changes allow non‑precinct nonexempt employees to be paid for up to 30 hours of accrued comp time when required to work outside regular scheduled hours and direct staff to buy down employee comp balances to a maximum of 24 hours at fiscal‑year end (September 30).
Personnel staff told the court the buy‑down approach credits time‑and‑one‑half on accrued comp hours before payout. County records from November indicated roughly 275 employees had some comp balance; countywide payout to reduce everyone to zero then would have been about $140,000 (excluding certain state funds), while the chosen 24‑hour buy‑down will limit immediate fiscal exposure and still provide staff some retained banked hours. The motion to adopt the policy passed 4–1; Commissioner Woolley recorded the lone vote against.
