Thanks to City Hall’s generous vacation, sick and leave policies, one in every three city of Cincinnati employees was off the equivalent of more than six normal work weeks last year, an Enquirer analysis has found.
City records show that in 2011, nearly 2,000 city employees were off time comparable to at least six 40-hour weeks, including nearly 370 who took vacation, sick and other leave totaling more than 10 standard work weeks.
Those totals, significantly higher than those in the private sector, stem primarily from the relatively high allotments of annual leave included in city contracts – much of it time off that can be carried over from year to year, often to be cashed in upon retirement. That costs the city millions of dollars annually, as in 2011, when those payments were a major portion of City Hall’s $39.5 million “special pay” tab.
But hey the Just because the benefits are awesome doesn't mean the retirement plan can't be as well.........
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