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Council extends comp-time, vacation caps through winter to ease staffing pressures
Summary
After recent police resignations and a busy holiday schedule, Preston's council extended a temporary comp-time and vacation cap relief: vacation accruals extended to Dec. 31 and comp-time to March 31 to allow departments to manage staffing through winter.
The Preston City Council voted to extend temporary relief for employee comp-time and vacation caps to help city departments manage staffing through the winter.
The police chief explained that recent resignations and upcoming events — including holiday shifts and the Festival of Lights — created short-term staffing pressures. He asked the council to extend comp-time and lift the vacation cap temporarily so officers won't lose accrued time. Council members discussed options for departmental management and whether targeted one-off accommodations would suffice, but ultimately a motion to extend vacation accruals through Dec. 31 and comp-time through March 31 was made and approved.
Council emphasized that employees have earned their time and the intent was not to require sacrifices; several members said they would prefer not to reduce earned benefits but supported the temporary administrative change to ensure continuity of services during the busy season.
