Gore updates employee time off
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The Town of Gore held a special meeting Monday to discuss the Gore Public Works Authority’s employee handbook and to adopt a resolution about the employee’s paid time off (PTO).

Horace Lindley, Gore town administrator, said during the meeting the council members discussed the town employees’ sick and vacation time. Lindley said employees with the town will now accrue hours for any type of time off the employee needs—sick or vacation. He said before adopting the resolution, the employees had separate sick time and vacation time and could buy out what time they had at the end of the year if the PTO wasn’t used. Lindley said being able to buy out vacation or sick time was costing the town a lot of money.

“A lot of the employees weren’t taking time off for vacation or sick leave. Everyone needs a break. It’s not healthy to not take one,” Lindley said.

Lindley said now the employees PTO will cap off at 240 hours and the amount of time accrued is determined by the amount of time worked.

“It will work better for the town and for the employees,” Lindley said.

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