Press Release- Mar 11, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SUNDAY, MAR. 11, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
RITTER SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING VACATION AND SICK LEAVE POLICY FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS
Gov. Bill Ritter has signed an executive order establishing a fair and clear policy regarding the accrual, capping and tracking of annual and sick leave for department heads.
"This executive order sets forth clear and equitable guidelines for leave accrual, removing any ambiguities and placing the executive directors on equal footing with other state employees," Gov. Ritter said. "These rules are fair and they protect taxpayer dollars."
The order allows 15 executive directors to accrue 13.33 annual leave hours per month, or 20 days per year. It also allows for the accrual of 6.66 hours of sick leave per month, or 10 days per year.
For executive directors with fewer than five years of total Colorado state government service, the maximum accrual of annual leave is 192 hours (24 days). For those with five or more years of service, the maximum accrual is 240 hours (30 days).
Annual leave in excess of those amounts will be forfeited each year on July 1.
Regarding sick time, the maximum accrual for any executive director regardless of years of service is 360 hours (45 days). Sick leave in excess of that amount will be forfeited each year on July 1.
The executive order requires department heads to track their annual and sick leave and report it in writing to the governor¿s chief of staff. Records will be reconciled at least once a year.
The complete executive order is posted on the governor's website and is available by clicking here.