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Council hears staff recommendation to cap compensatory leave for sworn officers
Summary
HR and police staff explained a July 2024 handbook change capping compensatory time for sworn officers at 40 hours and capping annual leave balances; council discussed retention, morale, and alternatives to comp-time.
Town HR presented a policy change that capped compensatory leave for sworn police officers at 40 hours—a change made in July 2024 to align with general staff—and also set maximum annual-leave balances (300 hours for nonexempt staff, 400 hours for exempt employees) to control long-term payout liabilities.
Staff said the Virginia Code provisions that apply to larger law-enforcement employers do not require Percival to follow the same rules, prompting the town to adopt these cap measures as a cost-control step. Council members expressed concern about retention and morale; Council Member Khalil said the caps may address a symptom of larger retention challenges and urged the council to seek concrete comparative data and options to make officers more competitive with neighboring jurisdictions. "We need to find a way that is satisfactory for all parties involved to find a solution to this that we can retain our officers," one council member said.
