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Commissioners review proposed employee-handbook changes for vacation accrual and insurance buyout
Summary
County Administrator Tim Curtis outlined proposed handbook updates: one week of vacation after 90 days for new non-union hires, grandfathering seven-week accrual for seven current non-union staff but capping future accruals at six weeks; commissioners asked to align health insurance buyout terms with union contracts and will review in final handbook.
County Administrator Tim Curtis reviewed proposed revisions to the employee handbook in a Sept. 4 workshop, focusing on vacation accruals and the health insurance buyout.
Curtis summarized the recent history of vacation benefits for non-union employees and recommended offering a week of vacation after 90 days of employment. He also recommended grandfathering seven weeks of vacation for seven current non-union staff members while capping maximum accruals at six weeks (240 hours) for others. "The Administrator is recommending that a week of vacation be offered after 90 days of employment and to grandfather the seven weeks with the seven current non-union staff members and cap the number of weeks at six (240 hours)," the minutes state.
On the health insurance buyout, the handbook currently provides a buyout equivalent to four months of the benchmark premium for individual coverage with proof of outside insurance; commissioners noted recently negotiated union contracts (FOP and Teamsters) set a six-month buyout. The board reached consensus to note both items for review in the final handbook rather than enact immediate changes.
No formal action was taken at the Sept. 4 workshop; the items will return for final review.
