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Osceola County updates employee handbook, approves $40 daily meal per diem and paternity/maternity language

Osceola County Board of Supervisors · July 14, 2026
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Summary

Supervisors approved a $40 daily meal per diem (no receipts required), rescinded a prior inclement-weather action, and added paternity/maternity language to the employee handbook; votes recorded with Helmers voting against the paternity language and Vande Hoef opposing the per diem.

The Osceola County Board of Supervisors on July 14 approved updates to the employee handbook including a $40 per day meal per diem without receipts and the addition of committee‑recommended paternity/maternity language.

Mike Schulte moved to set the per diem at $40 per day with no receipts required; the motion carried 4–1 with Jayson Vande Hoef recorded as the lone no vote. Schulte then moved to rescind a prior action and revert inclement‑weather policy language back to the previous wording; that motion passed unanimously. Later, Vande Hoef moved to add paternity/maternity language as recommended by the committee; the motion passed 4–1 with Chairman Jerry Helmers recorded as the no vote.

The minutes show the board reviewed quarterly reports and payroll registers in the same portion of the meeting; no additional policy changes were recorded on those items at this session.