Ottawa County has done this for several years. As it reduces our liability by paying folks at a lesser rate than what they would probably get at retirement time. On December 29, 2016, the Commissioners approved allowing employees a one-time only opportunity to convert accrued sick leave, vacation and compensatory time to cash. This will be the only opportunity to convert your sick leave this year, at a rate of 50%. Briefly, employees may convert to cash: Up to 120 hours (15 days) of sick leave at the rate of 50% (employee must maintain a minimum balance of 120 hours) Accrued vacation at the rate of 100% up to the maximum three-year balance that is allowed to accrue per County policy; and Up to 40 hours of compensatory time accrued at the rate of 100%. It is important to note that, according to OPERS rules, this payment will not be subject to OPERS and does not count for retirement purposes as earned income. Further, as stated in the policy, this decision is discretionary and therefore non-precedent setting. Any employee electing to convert any of their leave to cash must complete the Sick/Vacation/Comp Conversion Election form (ATTACHED). The form should be signed and dated by both the employee and department head. If you have employees paid from grant funds or multiple funds, please note on the worksheet where the funds for payment are coming from. ThePayroll Worksheet (also ATTACHED) and the Election form must be completed entirely. With regard to salaried employees and in accordance with Personnel policy 2.1 Hours of Work, Overtime and Compensatory Time, Overtime Exempt Employees/Earned Time Off, earned time off is not payable in cash and will not be eligible under this one-time conversion. The original election forms and payroll worksheets must be submitted to the Auditor’s Office by 4:30 PM on Friday, January 20, 2017. Conversion checks will be available for pick up at 8:00 AM on Friday, February 3, 2017. Rhonda Slauterbeck County Administrator/Clerk Ottawa County Commissioners 315 Madison Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 419-734-6720 On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Burhenne, Linda <LBurhenne@co.geauga.oh.us> wrote:

Hello,

We have been asked to look into offering vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Do any counties do that and, if so, would you please share policy language?

Thanks,

*Linda Burhenne*

Director of Administrative Services

Geauga County Board of Commissioners

470 Center St Bldg. 4

Chardon, OH 44024

lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us

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Delaware County does not offer vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. [Description: Dawn] From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Burhenne, Linda Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 4:03 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Email (corsa-broadcast@corsa.org) <corsa-broadcast@corsa.org> Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] Vacation payout? *** ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. *** Hello, We have been asked to look into offering vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Do any counties do that and, if so, would you please share policy language? Thanks, Linda Burhenne Director of Administrative Services Geauga County Board of Commissioners 470 Center St Bldg. 4 Chardon, OH 44024 lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us<mailto:lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us> 440-279-1671 DISCLAIMER NOTICE This e-mail, together with any attachments or files transmitted with it, may contain confidential information belonging to the sender, or constitute non-public information that is not subject to disclosure under O.R.C. Section 149.43, Ohio's Public Records Act. Additionally, if the sender is an employee of the Delaware County, Ohio Prosecuting Attorney's Office, this e-mail, together with any attachments or files transmitted with it, may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege or other applicable privileges. The information in this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose, copy, distribute, or re-distribute this e-mail or take any action in reliance on the contents of the information contained in this e-mail. Nothing contained in this disclaimer notice by itself exempts, nor should it be interpreted to by itself exempt, this e-mail from disclosure as a public record upon the proper submission of a request for public records pursuant to O.R.C. Section 149.43, Ohio's Public Records Act.

While not currently an option under the Erie County Personnel Policies, a couple of our Union contracts provide a payout option: "Once per year, employees have the option to cash in a forty (40) hour block of accumulated vacation time at their current rate of pay, normal withholding will apply." Have a good weekend, Nancy Nancy A. Ostrander, MLIS, CLRP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Director, Human Resources Board of Erie County Commissioners 2900 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870 Ph: (419) 627-7662 Fax: (419) 627-7599 Erie County Department of Human Resources * Personnel Administration * Risk Management * Workers' Compensation * Benefits Administration * Wellness * CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or Protected Health Information (PHI) which is personal information about an individual's health care. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or transmission of the PHI without the individual's consent is strictly prohibited and may subject you to penalties under federal and state law. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments. From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Burhenne, Linda Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 4:03 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Email (corsa-broadcast@corsa.org) Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] Vacation payout? Hello, We have been asked to look into offering vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Do any counties do that and, if so, would you please share policy language? Thanks, Linda Burhenne Director of Administrative Services Geauga County Board of Commissioners 470 Center St Bldg. 4 Chardon, OH 44024 lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us<mailto:lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us> 440-279-1671

Richland County Commissioners rescinded their vacation conversion policy in 2010, so they no longer allow this. There are a few union agreements that still allow this. Lu Blankenship Risk Management Richland County office: 419-774-6318 fax: 419-774-3581 mobile: 419-564-1469 ***The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attachments, may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's public records law or under a legal privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. *** On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Burhenne, Linda <LBurhenne@co.geauga.oh.us> wrote:

Hello,

We have been asked to look into offering vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Do any counties do that and, if so, would you please share policy language?

Thanks,

*Linda Burhenne*

Director of Administrative Services

Geauga County Board of Commissioners

470 Center St Bldg. 4

Chardon, OH 44024

lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us

440-279-1671 <(440)%20279-1671>

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Seneca County doesn't offer vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Unless you are referring to payout after separation of employment. Stacy Wilson County Administrator Seneca County Board of Commissioners 111 Madison St. Tiffin, OH 44883 419-447-4550 ext 103 www.seneca-county.com From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Burhenne, Linda Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 4:03 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Email (corsa-broadcast@corsa.org) Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] Vacation payout? Hello, We have been asked to look into offering vacation payout in lieu of taking time off. Do any counties do that and, if so, would you please share policy language? Thanks, Linda Burhenne Director of Administrative Services Geauga County Board of Commissioners 470 Center St Bldg. 4 Chardon, OH 44024 lburhenne@co.geauga.oh.us 440-279-1671