The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved a policy related to minimum number of hours worked for the ambulance service Tuesday.

The item was tabled last week as Human Resources Director Amber Armbruster was unexpectedly absent from that meeting, and Armbruster explained Tuesday that after meeting with Ambulance Director Jeremy Peck they now had a policy ready to approve that reflects their original intentions to require a minimum of 24 hours worked over two consecutive pay periods for non-full time employees. This policy is for ambulance employees labeled as non full-time, and the policy will begin implementation on May 4th. Exemption to this policy may be granted for unforeseen obligations and scheduled events, and Peck must be notified in advance of these obligations or events. This applies to both casual and regular part time employees.