Bill > S3248

This bill requires the State to reimburse counties for a portion of the holiday pay given to county employees who perform services for the State on certain holidays. Specifically, if a county employee works on a "county holiday" (a holiday granted by the county, but not a standard State holiday) and performs "State service" (work for the State that they wouldn't normally do on a State holiday), the county can apply to the Division of Local Government Services for reimbursement. The State will then reimburse the county for the amount of holiday pay that exceeds the employee's regular base salary for that day. This reimbursement is intended to offset the cost to counties when their employees are working on State business during these holidays. The bill also clarifies that any reimbursement received from the State must be deducted from the county's future tax levy calculations and can be included as anticipated revenue in the county's budget.