HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD13519 BILL NO. 2003-167
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN VINCENT & SMITH
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE
PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL. FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE OF JEFFERSON CITY,
MISSOURI PERTAINING 1'0 MILITARY LEAVE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1 , Section 14-3, Military leave, of the Personnel Policy Manual for the
municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 14-3. Military leave.
(a) Eligibility, Employees who enter the active uniform service of the United
States, drafted into such service, or employees subject to compulsory service who
voluntarily enlist, shall be granted a military leave of absence without pay to extend to
three (3) months beyond the date of termination of active uniform service. The term
"uniform service" as used herein shall include the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, and Public Health Service as well as all auxiliary branches of said
services in which either men or women shall be called on to serve, but shall not include
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(b) Restoration An employee returning from military leave shall be entitled
to restoration to his forme! position provided he makes application within three (3)
months after his release fi om duty and has been honorably discharged and he is
physically and mentally capable of performing the duties of the position involved. In
the event that the position he vacated no longer exists at the time he qualifies for return
to work, such person shall be entitled to be reemployed in another existing position of
the same class.
(c) Salary Supplementation While on Active Duty. An employee who
receives orders to report for military service shall be eligible to receive
supplementation payments from the City under the following circumstances:
1. The orders are for a period of at least ninety (90) days.
2. The amount of military pay and allowances received,exclusive
of any amounts paid to the employee for dutv-related risks, such
as hazardous duty pa is less than the amount th„ a em�loXee is
are d by the Cam. In calculatinq any pay differential the tax
consequences of the pay and allowances shall be taken into
account.
• 3. The right to receive supplemental pay shall extend for a period
of up to twenty four months while on active duty for any single
riod of active chit sx - ervice. The remainder of military leave
pursuant to treat p9rjd of pct p duty service shall be without pay.
4. The employee provides written documentation of all military
pay to the City, including written authorization sufficient to permit
the City to obtain verification from the military.
"Suplzlementation Pavments" is defined as the emplovee's regular pav with the City
minus military pav and allowances,taking into account the tax consequences of military
paY and allowances, and exrludinq anyamyunt paidwto theejnp lo duty related
ris� ks,s_quch as hmxardgus c9uty„pay.
The City pay does not intend to provide any City benefits other than those covered by
federal or state law except as set out in this section.
(-e)(d) Sala_Ueon Return to Work. An employee returning from military
leave may be. reemployed at the salary he had attained when granted a military leave
plus any general increases granted to all employees. He may be eligible for a merit
increase upon completion of one (1) year of service which shall include his time
between his last merit increase and the date military leave was granted to him.
(d)(e) Disposition of vacation and sick leave. An employee who leaves the
municipal service directly for such military leave may elect to be paid for any accrued
vacation as he may be entitled to if he were actually separating from the city service.
His decision shall be noted on the personnel action form effecting the leave. If the
employee elects not to be paid for vacation leave, accrued vacation credits shall be
reinstated upon return of the employee. Accrued sick leave shall be reinstated upon
return of the employee in either case.
Section 2. Section 14-4. Military training leave of absence, of the Personnel P I'
o icy
Manual for the municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, is hereby amended by the
additions and changes as follows:
Section 14-4. Military training leave of ahsence.
(a) All employees who are or may become active members of the National
Guard,the Officers' Reserve Corps,or the Enlisted Reserve Corps of the United States
Government shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay from their respective duties
on all days during which they are employed will) or without pay under the orders or
authorization of competent authority on active training duty, duty with troops, field
exercises, or instruction for a period not to exceed a total of fifteen(15)eafUTTUCff-Uaps
one hundred twenty(120) working hours in any one (1) Federal fiscal year(Oct. 1 -
Sept. 30). Employees requesting this leave of absence, with or without pay, shall
provide documentation of the orders or authorization of competent authority for the
time period for which military leave will be taken.
(b) All employees who are or may become active members of the National
Guard,the Officers' Reserve Corps,or the Enlisted Reserve Corps of the United States
Government who are required to attend monthly training sessions which conflict with
their normal work schedules shall give advance notification to their supervisors in
accordance with departmental rules and regulations.
Sec4igrs. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on April 7, 2003,
Passed: �� _ "l ,=^ Approved:
residing Officer Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED lAS:TO F,Q_.RM;
City Clerk' City Counselor