Court weighs comp-time-only option as auditor warns it's a county liability
Board members debated short-term comp-time to limit cash outlays; the county auditor cautioned accrued comp time is a payable liability and could worsen replacement and cash-flow pressures.
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Several court members proposed using comp time instead of paid overtime for the final weeks of the fiscal year as a temporary measure, but the jail chief and the county auditor both warned that comp-only would not solve staffing minimums and creates long-term liabilities. One member suggested converting comp time to pay beyond a threshold, but officials said policy trade-offs and staffing behavior make that complex.
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