Probation Department Policy/Procedure Manual

3.31 Voluntary Temporary Schedule Reduction (VTSR) Request Procedure

Location	Human Resources
Section	N/A
Subject	3.31 Voluntary Temporary Schedule Reduction (VTSR) Request Procedure
Purpose	To create an internal process for requesting and approving VTSR.
Effective Date	8/17/2020
Previous Effective Date

 

Overview 

During this time of County Budget fiscal shortages, the County Administrative Office has approved the use of Voluntary Temporary Schedule Reduction as a County and Department cost savings measure. Above in the References/Attachments section is a hyperlink describing the VTSR program and policy.

General Procedure

1. Staff who have passed their initial probationary period with the County who would like to utilize VTSR are to email their supervisor with the reduced work schedule they are requesting to include which days they are requesting on or off each week.
2. The supervisor will evaluate the impact to their unit and determine if they will support or not support their staff’s request to utilize VTSR.  If the supervisor does not support the request, the supervisor will outline why they do not support the request.  The supervisor will forward the email with their recommendation to their Chief Deputy/Department Administrator.
3. The Chief Deputy/Department Administrator will evaluate the impact to their Division and determine if they will support or not support their staff’s request to utilize VTSR.  If the Chief Deputy/Department Administrator does not support the request, the Chief Deputy/Department Administrator will outline why they do not support the request.  The Chief Deputy/Department Administrator will forward the email with their recommendation to the Chief Probation Officer (CPO)/Designee with a cc to the employee’s supervisor.
4. The CPO/Designee will evaluate the staff’s request to utilize VTSR.  If the employee’s supervisor and/or Chief Deputy/Department Administrator do not support the request for VTSR and the CPO/Designee is considering approving the request, the CPO/Designee may talk with the supervisor/Chief Deputy/Department Administrator who does not support the request to obtain further information.  The CPO/Designee will make the final decision.  The CPO/Designee will email the Department Personnel Technician (DPT) who oversees the Division the employee is working in with their decision of granting or denying the request for utilizing VTSR.  The CPO will cc the employee’s supervisor and Chief Deputy/Department Administrator.
5. The employee’s supervisor will inform the employee of the final decision.  If the CPO/Designee approves of the request, the DPT will email the employee the instructions on how to submit their eForm through NeoGov once the employee’s supervisor emails the DPT that the employee has been informed.

Instructions for completing the NeoGov VTSR eForm

Below are the instructions for staff requesting VTSR of how to submit their request through NeoGov.  

Click on this hyperlink to go into NeoGov:  https://eforms.neogov.com/self-service/quick-links.

Scroll down and click on, “Request Voluntary Temporary Schedule Reduction” as shown on the below screen print.

Click on, “Start Process” and fill out the form.  Some of the fields will auto-populate.  Follow the instructions once you have completed the form to send the form to your supervisor.