AGENDA DATE: 12/18/2019
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Personnel Policy P-86 and P-81 Amendments.
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Amending personnel policy P-81 and P-86
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner, Deloria, Gerome, Downs, Shigeoka
PRESENTER (S): n/a
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: On June 19, 2019, the Board approved the exchange of the Thomas Jefferson Birthday holiday for a floating holiday for qualified County government employees. The Leave Program policy ? P-86 and Holiday policy ? P-81 are being revised to incorporate rules around the new floating holiday leave. Additional revisions to the holiday section of the Leave Program policy clarify questions raised since the last revision to this policy on February 6, 2019.
In addition, references to "XX" in Section V of the Leave Program policy is being updated to reflect the new policy number created on February 6, 2019.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The attached amendments to County policies P-81 and P-86 establish procedures for how the floating holiday will work as summarized below. Those departments that are partially or fully live in our new time and attendance system follow the new comprehensive Leave Program policy ? P-86. Those departments that are not yet live in our new time and attendance system continue to follow Holiday policy ? P-81.
The floating holiday leave will apply on July 1 of each year (start of fiscal year) to employees who are eligible for holiday leave based on their employment status on July 1. Employees will have until June 30 of each year (end of fiscal year) to use the floating holiday leave. Consistent with the other holiday days of leave, non-exempt employees who have not taken the floating holiday by June 30 of each year will be paid out for any unused floating holid...
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