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Home My Public Portal AboutORD12677 n ;i r ' .j� BILL CVO. 97-90 PASSED AS AMENDED SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN NILGES ' ORDINANCE NO. I �� +Y i AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING SECTIONS 3-10, 8-14, 8-15, AND 15-8 OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE t<; MUNICIPAL SERVICE OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, AS ENACTED BY ' 1 ORDINANCE 12557. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3-10 of the Personnel Policy Manual for the municipal ' service of Jefferson City, Missouri, as enacted by Ordinance 12557, is hereby s amended to read as follows: Section 3-10. Commercial Drivers License. i The Law requires employers to make certain that drivers of "commercial vehicles," including City buses and trucks, have the required class of commercial driver license for the size and type of vehicle they are required to drive. Depending on the particular job requirements, City employees may be required to possess a Class A, B,or C license with air brake, tank, or passenger endorsements. The State may require a written test covering the class vehicle operated and the applicable I endorsements and restrictions. Y�( .t.: There are three classes of Commercial Drivers License: Class A, Class B and s C, covering different types of vehicles and different vehicle weights. Endorsements P for hazardous materials, passenger, tank vehicle, doublettriple trailer and restrictions for air brakes may also be required. Written testing varies with the class license and .` the endorsements and restrictions. The actual driving test must be taken in a r vehicle falling in the class applied for. A Class E license applies to,individuals driving. a vehicle for hire of less than 26,000 pounds GVWR not placarded for hazardous materials and not carrying 16 persons or more. City drivin Y 9 :a Class A, B or C s zeltype vehicle are required to take a written test covering the r t ` , class vehicle operated and the applicable endorsements and restrictions. a z: ti The Ci ty may P rovide employees with the trainin and assistance necessa ry to.comply with the testing and licensing requirements as.follows: (a) Four hours training on the written testing materials. S fA (b) Two hours training on the pretrip portion of the test'on a vehicle t '` similar to the one the driver,would drive during the testing. a BN 97-90 1 Page 1 ,��'�' •9¢ �@ ..XGutii4' Y+', :+ r .. � :x�§jl' +c x•+�%.:.a� 5 :v.;�^^.1 ri. .0 fy +7q1 C r s r t 7 �049 i iv i yypp i wr �ol�ilewmrm.Y�,rib'all�wlsr�rraram�m .___ —_ _— '.• f r 7 i.. (c) Allow employees to use City vehicles, of the same class required on the job, to perform the road test segment of the testing process; and allow the employee time off from work to take the test. Employees who are required by the City to maintain a Commercial Drivers License shall be reimbursed the difference in cost of the Class F testing and licenseing fees and the Commercial Drivers License testing and licensing fees s at time of license renewal. Section 22. Section 8-14 of the Personnel Policy Manual for the municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, as enacted by Ordinance 12557, is hereby `] amended to read as follows: .: Section 8-14. Call back time. f ` . (a) Employees covered by O=LSA overtime provisions who have'ieft their normal work place and who are called back to work shall be credited for actual time worked mgaf dl tirnbei of rid idaal-calls or a minimum of two hours, whichever is greater, except the minimum guarantee shall not apply to calls which l t r.ti` occur within two hours of a scheduled reporting time. The minimum guarantee shall apply more than once per day if the employee has left work again and is pP y p Y 8 later called back in the same day not within two hours of a scheduled reporting time. All call back time shall count as hours worked, including minimum guarantee time. Employees shall accumulate time from the time they begin to perform services for the city until they complete the services or are relieved from F,=v duty. :. (b) Employees who are required to appear in court in conjunction with their rr duties for the City shall be treated as called back employees if the court appearance does not fall within their work schedule. ' Section 3. Section 8-15 of the Personnel Policy Manual for the municipal b { service of. Jefferson City, Missouri, as enacted by Ordinance 12557, is hereby ' amended to read as follows: Section 8-15. Stand By/On Call Status. (a) The following shall be the criteria for treatment of personnel who are # { required to carry a ,communications device. Pav Any non-exempt employee who is required to carry a " communications device after regular duty hours, on weekends, 4 or holidays Shall be reimburse $6-.()0$7.00 per weekday or �. �f $+5-.eG$18.00 per day for weekends and holidays except for fu H employees who are provided a communications device as a } convenience in communications only and are not required to maintain a state of readiness for duty as is required of on-call K' F i Y.1 ` . status. >k `{ i Bill 97-90 Page 2 ' r , rr �"' �" < • ,t�tS'*''l rat)),,"'Gt Cy+�{' r '1 ,l' 7 d 4 .., : �,r�a Y F p{njP t f � r J ..,7 .r4 RJR in I I f" t i (2) . Schedule. Supervisors who have determined a need within their areas of responsibility for regularly scheduled stand-by shall prepare a duty roster to provide, whenever possible, one month's notice to those employees who are providing the service. The term of service shall normally be one week in �. length. Section 4. Section 15-8 of the Personnel Policy Manual for the municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, as enacted by Ordinance 12557, is hereby - t>>!,.=::; amended to read as follows: # ;=a Section 15-8. Education Plan. It is the policy of the City to encourage its employees to further their training and education above and beyond what is required for the performance of their x : duties. as City employees. To further this policy, the City may pay tuition reimbursement to employees who obtain training or education at their own initiative y''{(`�`:•;Y"��'" outside of working hours. The funding for this plan is subject to the annual ..t appropriation process and to approval of the expenditure in advance by the department director and the city administrator. Only tuition may be reimbursed. { Employees shall be responsible for all books and additional items required for the s. class. No City funding will be provided for tuition costs covered by federal, state or other financial sources. All employees requesting financial aid under the tuition reimbursement program must complete a request form and have it approved prior # L , to attending the class. Failure to obtain prior approval will prevent any. reimbursement from occurring. Any employee receiving financial assistance through the program who fails to work for the City for at least six months following completion of any course shall } reimburse the City for the full amount of assistance received for the twelve months prior to termination of the employee. Reimbursement under the program shall be at a level of 75% if course or ` f IT r} a training is directly related to the employee's current job and at a rate of 50%for all Y, : ` others. The city administrator's determination as to whether a course is related to c. "' 4 an employee's job shall be final. "A' While employees may select the provider of course services, reimbursement � , ;, mayshall,be based on the lower cost of the organization providing the training or of the same or similar course.available at Lincoln University or University of Missouri- :Columbia: Prior to reimbursement being paid, the employee'shall provide'a'vedfl6d r (xk;E official transcript indicating that a grade of C or better.was obtained for all courses m below the college graduate level and a grade of C3 or batter in any college graduate -courses for courses that are.graded. If a course is not graded, a certificateor proof ' 'of Completion-shall be submitted. � s I�y5r",*t1'r �#M 1, Bill 97-90 Al Page 3 w � F� tTS ate�x4+r A'i Y {7 s t t tj/ r, 1. t Section 5.. The first paragraph of Section 19-9 of the Personnel Policy` 1; 't Man��al 'for the municipal service of Jefferson City, Missouri, as enacted by Ordinance 12557, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 19-9. Reimbursement rates and rules 1 Reimbursement for authorized meals and tips ' r . . combined, whether in state or out of state, shall be the lower of thirty dollars ($30.00) per day or $7.50 for breakfast, $10.00 for lunch and $15.00 for dinner. The mileage reimbursement rate for authorized travel shall be at the standard rate authorized by the Internal Revenue Service Code. Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval. " I Passed: Oc4 ao� l9cr 7 Approved: �c{ a F �rr� 7 Presiding Officer Mayor ' ATTEST: t Ci Clerk irk! c t I � ,Yr tae?e i> 5. FI DIY } t I 4 .t- Bill 9740 , Page 4 r t t :. :Y •r� .) raT7''�'�� Y�` Y t.t'�:. Ct, �.�i r .� i.. } 'r 5 a ��.r a t ;