HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD11198 BILL NO. 88-154 AMENDED
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AND THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL
TO DESIGNATE PRESIDENT'S DAY AS A CITY HOLIDAY AND TO DELETE HARRY
S TRUMAN'S BIRTHDAY FROM THE LIST OF HOLIDAYS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article XI, subsection (a) of the Personnel Policy
Manual is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. All regular employees not covered under a work agreement
shall receive their regular compensation for the
following holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Birthday
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
® Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday
shall be observed. When a holiday fall on a Sunday, the
following Monday shall be observed. Employees required to
work on a holiday shall be given compensatory time off or
compensated in money for time worked on the holiday.
Overtime pay and compensatory time earned for working on
a holiday shall be paid at a rate equal to one and one-half
times the straight hourly rate or one and one-half times the
holiday hours worked respectively.
Section 2 . Section 18-156, subsection (3) , of the Code of the
City of Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(e) Parking meters shall be operated in the parking
meter zones every day between the hours of 8 :00 a.m.
and 5: 00 p.m. , except Saturdays, Sundays and city
holidays. City holidays are as follows: New Year's
Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Is Birthday, President's
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. When a legal
VETO MESSAGE
TO: Members of City Council
FROM: Louise Gardner, Mayor
DATE: March 30, 1989
RE: Veto Message -- 88-154 Establishing President's Day
as a City Holiday
Under the authority vested in my office as Mayor under
the Charter of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, I hereby exercise
my veto power under Section 3.11 (g) and veto Bill 88-154 . As
required by Charter, I am delivering this message to the Council
prior to the commencement of the meeting on April 3, 1989.
This piece of legislation has had an interesting run
through the legislative process. A bill which provided an
additional holiday for City employees was amended immediately
before passage to a bill trading one holiday (Truman's Birthday)
for another holiday (President's Day) after spending four weeks on
the informal calendar. By the change at the last minute, the input
of City employees was negated. What started out as an additional
benefit to our City employees turned into a trade with which they
do not necessarily agree. While it is often difficult to speak for
a group, immediately on learning of the passage of this legislation
City employees contacted me and circulated petitions amongst
themselves opposing this bill.
City employees rightly point'out that a holiday currently
occurring in May is being traded for a holiday in February. As
most of us would, they prefer warmer weather for holidays giving
them greater flexibility in the activities in which they may choose
to participate. In order to provide all City employees with some
input on the subject, a survey was sent out offering them three
options which reflect discussion on the " Council floor. These
options were to add an additional holiday, to trade Truman's
Birthday for President's Day or simply leave the current schedule
of holidays intact. As could be anticipated, the additional
holiday was the first choice, the second choicb was to leave the
holidays alone and the last option was trading. While the City
• Council is the policy-making body for the City of Jefferson, it
should remember that part of policy-making decisions is to consider
the effect on individuals and groups affected by the policies S
adopted. The policy the City was considering directly related to
employees, yet their input was neither sought or utilized in
arriving at a decision.
The seasonal differences between Truman's Birthday and
President's Day concerns me from a financial standpoint. It is
very unlikely we will have occasion an Truman's Birthday to ever
need to call out City employees to provide street work due to a
snowstorm. This is not the case on a February date. The
additional costs should be taken into consideration. While the
motive of the Council in wanting to recognize 4"°:. .:sident1s Day is
a fine one and one which may be applauded, whenever considerations
are being given for additional holidays which constitute an
employee benefit a true financial picture should be prepared and
a report used as a basis for making this decision.
Considering the timing of this legislation and the
delayed effective date until 1990, I would urge the Council to
sustain the veto of this legislation and take the opportunity to
seek input from City employees, to obtain detailed financial :
information and obtain a recommendation from the City Administrator
and his staff on how best to proceed.
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city holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding
Friday shall be observed. When the city holiday
falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be
observed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed 7rt4i 1 .z, 19 01 Approved
Presiding Officer Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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