Purpose: In the past, employees were permitted to make trips to
the bathroom under informal guidelines. Effective
September 1, 1990, a Restroom Trip Policy (RTP) will
be established to provide a consistent method of
accounting for each employee's restroom time and
ensuring equal treatment of all employees.
Policy: It is the policy of the county government to provide
fair and equal restroom time for all employees. Under
this policy, a "Restroom Trip Bank" will be established
for each employee. The first day of each month, employees
will be given twenty (20) Restroom Trip Credits. Restroom
Trip Credits may be accumulated from month to month.
Exceptions: Pregnant employees (male or female) will be given forty
(40) Restroom Trip Credits per month.
Definitions: None.
Procedure: Currently the entrances to all restrooms are being equipped
with personnel identification stations and computer-linked
voice print recognition devices. During the next two (2)
weeks, each employee must provide two (2) copies of voice
prints (one normal, one under stress) to Personnel Services.
The Voice Print Recognition Stations will be operational,
but not restrictive for the month of September; employees
should acquaint themselves with the stations during that
period. If an employee's Restroom Trip Bank balance
reaches zero (0), the doors to all restrooms will remain
locked for that employee's voice until the first of next
month when the employee receives his/her next 20/40
credits. In addition, all restroom stalls are being
equipped with timed paper-roll retractors. If the stall
is occupied for more than three minutes, an alarm will
sound. Thirty seconds after the alarm sounds, the roll
of paper in the stall will retract, the toilet will flush,
and the stall door will open.
Liability: It is the responsibility of all management personnel to
ensure understanding and compliance with this policy.
