Phillips County Commissioners voted and approved a motion during the month of July that will allow exempt employees the ability to earn comp time. The announcement came at the usual press briefing held at the end of the month. The County also acted on a number of new hires and wage increases through July in addition to hearing various county department updates.

According to information compiled by County Administrator Pam Jensen, an exempt employee who works over 40 hours per week can earn comp time at a rate of 1:1 for time worked over 40 hours. County employees wishing to participat...