Resolution 043-2021 RESOLUTION NO. 043 - 2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUSPENDING SECTION 7.01 C. OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES MANUAL REGARDING EMPLOYEE FORFEITURE OF
ANNUAL LEAVE IF NOT USED BY APRIL 1sT OF EACH YEAR.
WHEREAS, County policy states that Annual Leave may be accumulated up to an amount
each year. The amount varies based on an individual's weekly scheduled work hours, and
that any time accumulated in excess of that amount as of April 1st, will be lost; and,
WHEREAS, the County has been engaged in prevention and response efforts against the
public health threat of the COVI D-19 pandemic since on or about the middle of
February 2020; and,
WHEREAS, some employees have not been able to schedule time off in order to reduce
their vacation balances below the threshold because of the pandemic response and due to
reduced staffing levels throughout County departments; and,
WHEREAS, some employees are now facing a loss of unused Annual Leave due to section
7.01 C. of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners now wishes to not impose the loss of
--- -Annual Leave on employees whose balances exceed the maximum hours accrual
threshold.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, THAT:
1. Monroe County Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual section 7.01 C. which
states, "Any time earned in excess of this amount as of April 1st each year will be
lost," shall be suspended for 2021.
2. Any and all annual leave above the individual employee's maximum hours accrual
threshold shall roll-over past April 1, 2021 and be available for use by the employee.
3. Section 7.01 C. shall apply in its entirety again as of April 1, 2022, such that annual
leave in excess of the maximum hours accrual threshold as of April 1, 2022 will be
lost, unless modified or changed by further BOCC action.
4. Individual employees are responsible for monitoring their own leave balances.
This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on February 17, 2021.
Mayor Michelle Coldiron Yes
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice Yes
Commissioner Craig Cates Yes
�, 0 czyp.k. Commissioner Mike Forster Yes
Commissioner Eddie Martinez Yes cw BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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As Deputy Clerk Mayor
Approved as to form and content:
Monroe County Attorneys Office
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