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Employee overtime ordinance is discussed in Ripley |
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Written by Bryan Peck
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
The Village of Ripley took another step toward managing overtime last week, as Village Solicitor Jay Cutrell presented an ordinance setting the standards of payment for overtime at the village council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Council began to seriously look at overtime in January, after several members of the Ripley Police Department were reported to have had numerous hours of overtime in 2009. Council found that officers working on a holiday would receive time and a half, in addition to eight hours of holiday pay they already receive.
Cutrell drafted an ordinance to show council what was required from the federal government. The ordinance would base overtime on hours actually worked, and would not include hours earned as vacation, hours used as sick leave time or hours defined as legal holiday hours. Overtime would be achieved only once the employee has actually worked over 40 hours.
Council member Nowana Bingaman said she felt the ordinance would be unfair to employees who absolutely have to work on holidays.
“It says you’re singling out the ones who are required to be here like the police department, street department, and water department,” Bingaman said. “I don’t see a problem with paying them time and a half plus the holiday pay. They’re required to be here, they can’t take that day off.”
Bingaman said she would have no problem giving employees who work holidays or vacation days time and a half, since they are giving up their time to work for the village. Council member Daniel Dragoo said the workers would still be receiving eight hours of holiday pay for their time off. If an employee chooses to work on a legal holiday, they would be getting paid for 16 hours if they work eight. |
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Former youth minister takes own life |
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Written by Staff report
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
 EVANS
Evans was indicted on Dec. 16 on 10 charges each of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Clermont County Assistant Prosecutor Bill Ferris said Evans was released from jail shortly after his arrest in December on the condition that he have no further contact with the victim or the victim’s parents.
However, according to letters the prosecutor’s office brought to Clermont County Common Pleas Judge Victor Haddad, Evans was not only contacting the girl, now 16, but was still interested in her.
“He was still trying to plan a future with her,” Ferris said.
The judge ordered a bond hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 23, to review the letters and make a ruling on whether Evans’s bond condition had been violated. Evans was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gun wound Monday just hours after he pleaded guilty to five counts each of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct.
Ferris said the juvenile had been living with Evans, his wife, and children in Tate Township after her parents moved out of the Bethel-Tate school district. He said the girl is now living with her parents.
Evans, who had moved to Macon since December, was facing one to five years in prison for each count.
The State Highway Patrol is investigating the shooting. |
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Written by Ruth Salisbury and Mary Howelett
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
Happy birthday wishes this week to Ashley H. Flaugher March 4, Robert Teeters and Tara P. Coleman March 5,Jaqueline M. Silka and Harold E. Knechtly March 6, Paul West March 7, Jasmine Osman and Bethany Byar March 8, Jon Osman March 9 and Cassie Campbell March 10.
It is with sincere sympathy that I write this column this week. Sincere sympathy to my very good friend of past years Mrs. Emma Morgan of Manchester. Lately she has suffered in the tragic loss of son and grandson. Emma and I worked together on the OEO program and was one of my main supports while on my youthful path out in the cold world. Emma if you can hear me I love you.
The Red Oak/Ripley area has been saddened to lose yet another smiling face, Mr. Sonny Ferris. Much sympathy to the family, friends and loved ones.
Much sympathy to the family, friends and loved ones of Darrell Osman. A few years back Darrell and his crew did some work for on my house. They apologized after arrival for being late; they had to get their hepatitis shot before they came over. Oh well.
The word around town is that since the begining of the year 16 people have died in and around Manchester. Much sympathy to all families, friends, and loved ones and to you in your losses.
Rumor is that the Technology Departments of North Adams and West Union will be competing in April at Marion with their robot projects. Good luck to all.
RULH yearbooks are for sale right now. Each school has their own book and the middle schools year book is $18. Possibly they all are that amount? |
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