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Board addresses comp-time payout and vacation-payment confusion for highway employee
Summary
The board discussed a highway employee's request to cash out comp time and vacation to cover personal obligations. Members agreed comp time owed should be honored but directed staff to clarify limits, payout rules and caps in the draft personnel policy to avoid double pay.
A highway employee requested payment of accrued comp time and a payout of vacation time to cover personal bills. Board members said the employee is entitled to comp-time compensation for overtime worked and that comp time should be honored, while also noting longstanding local practice had sometimes produced double pay when vacation was cashed out rather than taken as time off.
To address the issue, the board asked staff to include clear language in the personnel policy about caps on comp-time accrual, timelines to use comp time (for example within six months), and whether vacation payout is permitted or limited for salaried employees. The board signaled it will not adopt ad hoc advances and prefers transparent, capped rules incorporated into the personnel policy.
