Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a policy to pay employees for overtime related to a disaster.
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Background and Discussion:
Commissioners Court directed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a policy to pay employees for overtime for work related to a disaster that is not declared by the state or federal government. Attached is a policy for consideration that addresses both declared and non-declared disasters. The policy has been reviewed by the County Attorney’s Office and Human Resources and Talent.
Expected Impact:
The policy will provide compensation to employees who are required to perform duties under extraordinary circumstances because of a disaster. Since employees would be paid overtime in lieu of earning compensatory time, there will be a financial impact for reimbursing county departments from the Public Improvement Contingency (PIC) Fund.
Alternative Options:
Commissioners Court could choose not to adopt this policy, and employees would just earn compensatory time instead of overtime pay. It should be noted that exempt employees cease accruing compensatory time once they reach 240 hours and are not compensated beyond the maximum.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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5/22/2024 |
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Authorizing overtime accrual and payment for employees directly working on the response and recovery of a declared disaster under Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code. |
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1/23/2025 |
269 |
Direct the Office of County Administration (OCA) to work with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Human Resources & Talent (HR&T), the County Attorney’s Office (CAO), and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to draft and return to Court with a policy formalizing the process of covering County employee’s compensatory time during non-declared weather events. |
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2/6/2025 |
24 |
Direct OMB to develop a policy to address non-state or federally declared disasters in terms of this type of cash out payment. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/26/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Shain Carrizal, Deputy Executive Director of Risk Management, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): Disaster Pay Policy