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County Administrator's Report 8. 14.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	11/18/2019
Issue: Employee Leave Buyback Program
From:	Janice Gilley
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Employee Leave Buyback Program - Janice P. Gilley, County Administrator

That the Board take the following action concerning an employee leave buyback program:

A. Approve an employee buyback program this fiscal year for eligible participating employees of the Board of County Commissioners and other elected officials; and

B. Waive the Human Resources Policy found in Section 9.3(d)-(e), which states that the amount of hours remaining after the sale of leave must be a minimum 240 hours and the maximum amount of hours sold back annually not exceed 40 hours, and allow eligible employees to sell back a maximum of 80 hours of qualifying leave with a minimum remaining balance of 100 hours of combined qualifying leave.

[Funding Source: Various Funds $1,800,000 (estimated maximum)]

BACKGROUND:

Since 2012, the Board has annually authorized the employee leave buyback program, allowing current employees to sell, or redeem, a set amount of leave back to the County at their current hourly rate of pay. Sick leave and ELB do not currently qualify for the buyback program and are not considered when determining the remaining leave balance. This Recommendation includes an attachment which is a draft of the form to be used this year, if approved, which explains the terms of the buyback to a participating employee.

The majority of the program's estimated maximum cost of $1,800,000 would be borne by the General Fund. This estimate is based on Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019 cost. Also, if the Board does elect to participate in the leave buyback program, the Human Resources Department will negotiate with each union prior to any participation by bargaining unit employees.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The maximum estimated cost of the program is $1,800,000, with the majority of the cost borne by the General Fund.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
Leave Redemption Election Form 2019