County adopts comp-time and vacation accrual changes for 2025 transition

Atascosa County’s policy and procedure committee presented several revisions to the county personnel manual, and the commissioners approved the package.

Key changes include reducing the maximum comp‑time limit from 80 hours to 40 hours effective Jan. 1, 2025, aligning the county with nearby counties; clarifications to vacation accrual so employees working 8‑, 12‑ and 24‑hour shifts (including EMS, jailers and dispatch) accrue vacation equitably; and the inclusion of the animal control shelter director and juvenile detention center director as exempt from the time-clock system.

Staff explained a transition plan to shift vacation accrual from a calendar-year model to anniversary‑date earning. For 2025 this requires a prorated transition allotment on Jan. 1 to bridge employees to their anniversary accrual dates; the committee proposed rounding adjustments to simplify the conversion. Commissioners thanked the committee and approved the changes; the court waived some increment rules for 2025 to ease the transition.

Next steps: Human Resources and the auditor’s office will implement the accrual transition in the county financial software and publish updated policy language and guidance for employees.