124.393 Mandatory cost savings program applicable to exempt employees. - Ohio Statutes

124.393 Mandatory cost savings program applicable to exempt employees.

(A) As used in this section:

(1) “County exempt employee” means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time county employee who is not subject to a collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and an exclusive representative.

(2)”Fiscal emergency” means any of the following:

(a)A fiscal emergency declared by the governor under section 126.05 of the Revised Code.

(b)Lack of funds as defined in section 124.321 of the Revised Code.

(c)Reasons of economy as described in section 124.321 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) A county appointing authority may establish a mandatory cost savings program applicable to its county exempt employees. Each county exempt employee shall participate in the program of mandatory cost savings for not more than eighty hours, as determined by the appointing authority, in each of state fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The program may include, but is not limited to, a loss of pay or loss of holiday pay. The program may be administered differently among employees based on their classifications, appointment categories, or other relevant distinctions.

(2) After June 30, 2011, a county appointing authority may implement mandatory cost savings days as described in division (B)(1) of this section that apply to its county exempt employees in the event of a fiscal emergency.

(C) A county appointing authority shall issue guidelines concerning how the appointing authority will implement the cost savings program.

Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.