Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
OVERTIME IN RELATION TO USE OF
TITLE: NO: B-410
VACATION, CTO, OR SICK LEAVE
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
November 22, 2010 9/04/2020 11/22/2010 9/04/2020
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office recognizes that Vacation, Compensatory Time-Off (C.T.O.),
and Sick-Leave are important benefits earned by members of the Sheriff’s Office. The nature of
Law Enforcement is such that the safety of each member is inter-dependant upon the other
members, and so guidelines have been established to ensure members have access to benefits
established by County Administrative Policy and by MOU, while allowing for the ongoing
operation of the Sheriff’s Office.
DIRECTIVE
Any member released from duty through the use of Vacation, Compensatory Time-Off, or Sick-
Leave shall be considered “Off-Duty.”
Members will make requests for time off, vacation or compensatory time off, at least three (3)
days before it is to commence.