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County adopts PTO policy and ratifies firefighter contract, adding paid-time-off accruals
Summary
The board approved an updated PTO policy that replaces separate sick and vacation accruals and ratified a bargaining agreement with the local IAFF chapter; the PTO plan includes accrual bands and allows up to 500 hours counted toward FRS final compensation.
The board ratified revisions to the personnel handbook to adopt a countywide paid-time-off policy and authorized the chair to sign a collective-bargaining agreement with the local firefighters’ union.
Human-resources staff described the PTO policy to take effect Oct. 1, 2024. Accruals are based on years of service (0–5 years: 24 days; 5–10 years: 27 days; 10–20 years: 33 days; 20+ years: 38 days) and the policy permits employees with at least one year of service to be paid up to 500 hours at separation — the maximum the Florida Retirement System will accept for final-salary calculations. Staff said the handbook revision mirrors terms negotiated in union talks.
The board then authorized the chair to sign the union agreement with the local IAFF chapter effective Oct. 1, 2024 through Sept. 30, 2027. Commissioners expressed support for the settlement and noted staff will advertise new salaries to aid recruitment.
