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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD10709 ,M 1 Bill No. Sponsored by Councilman ORDINANCE NO. C�c AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AMENDING ORDINANCE 9626 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO INCLUDING ORDINANCE 10673 PERTAINING TO PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8. 14(A) , OVERTIME AND COMPENSATORY TIME; 13.2, (SICK LEAVE) WHEN TAKEN; AND 13 .4 , INCENTIVE PROGRAM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS : SECTION ONE. Ordinance 9626 and all amendments thereto including Ordinance 10673 pertaining to Personnel Rules and Regulations are amended as to Sections 8. 14(A) , Overtime and Compensatory Time; 13.2, (Sick Leave) When Taken; and 13 .4 , Incentive Program; to read as follows : Section 8. 14 OVERTIME AND COMPENSATORY TIME A. All overtime or arrangements for overtime work shall be approved by the department head. Hours worked in excess of a standard work week or duty tour by employees covered by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be compensated by payment at one and one-half ( 1�) times the straight hourly equivalent rate for the classification or by the award of compensatory time off equal to one and one-half times the overtime hours worked at the discretion of the department head. Where union agreements exist and contain provisions pertaining to eligibility for and manner of compensation for overtime work, such provisions shall apply to covered employees . Hours worked in excess of a standard work week by employees not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be compensated by the award of equivalent compensatory time off at the discretion of the department head. Department heads are eligible for compensatory time off for overtime hours worked as approved by the City Administrator, but such compensatory time will not necessarily be on an hour for hour basis . Section 13 . 2 WHEN TAKEN: Sick leave with pay will be granted for absence from duty because of actual personal illness , non-compensable bodily injury or disease, exposure to a contagious disease, or to keep a doctor or dentist appointment. Under an emergency leave provision, employees may use up to nine days each year for: ( 1 ) Funeral leave in the event of a death in the immediate family (no more than three consecutive days per funeral for regular employees , except for members of the fire service assigned to fire suppression duty who shall be ® granted one ( 1 ) working day) . Permanent part-time employees shall be granted a maximum of twelve hours funeral leave. In extenuating circumstances , the City Administrator may approve such leave for other relatives not included herein. ( 2) Illness in the employee 's immediate family whose principal residency: is in the employee 's household, provided no one else is available to care for the individual involved. Exceptions to ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) above may be granted by the department director with the approval of the City Administrator if the employee has no accumulated comp time or vacation time. Sick leave shall not be granted in cases where regular or disability retirement has been approved, or for absence due to injuries resulting from employment in a position other than that held in the municipal service. Employees injured in the course of other employment . shall be eligible for leave of absence without pay. Employees who are injured in the line of self-employment and have no insurance coverage to cover lost wages are eligible to use sick leave they have accrued. Probationary employees are not eligible for sick leave pay, although sick leave accrues from the first month of employment . Employees are only eligible to receive sick leave pay after they have successfully completed probation. Probationary employees may be excused from work as absent without pay under the conditions and terms of this section. Police and Fire Department personnel are eligible to receive sick leave pay after they have completed six months of their one year probationary period. When an employee finds it necessary to be absent for any of the reasons specified herein, he shall cause the facts to be reported to his department head or division head sixty ( 60 ) minutes prior to the regular time for reporting to work if a relief employee is required or if the employee is a member of a work crew. All other employees shall notify their department head or division head within thirty ( 30 ) minutes of the beginning of their scheduled work day or duty tour. Sick leave shall not be granted unless such report has been made. An employee must keep his department head informed of his condition if the absence is of more than three days duration. An employee may be required to submit a medical certificate for any absence. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall result in denial of sick leave. Abuse of sick leave shall be cause for dismissal. No refund of vacation time shall be allowed for illness incurred while on vacation leave. Any authorized absence due to injury or illness covered by Workers Compensation insurance shall not be charged against an employee 's accrued sick leave. A In the event an employee is receiving disability benefits from LAGERS and sick leave pay is due the employee, sick leave pay may be coordinated with the LAGERS payments . The employee 's benefits may be increased to not more than 100% of his normal base pay as long as there is sick leave to draw upon. If an employee is disabled for a period of one year or more and recovers sufficiently to return to work (medically cleared) , he shall, return to work at the same pay, as a minimum, that he left. He is not guaranteed the same position when he returns, but shall be given a position for which he is reasonably trained and has relevant experience. If a permanent part-time employee transfers to permanent full- time status, the employee may use any sick leave he accumulated as a part-time employee during his probationary period. After successful completion of the probationary period, the employee may use sick leave as any other full-time employee. There shall be no compensation made for sick leave accrued when an employee leaves the employment of the City, including any compensatory time accumulated under Section 13.4 . Section 13 .4 INCENTIVE PROGRAM No payment shall be made for sick leave not used. However, four (4 ) hours of compensatory time off shall be earned for each calendar quarter beginning October 1, 1986, during which an employee does not use sick leave, up to a maximum accumulation of sixteen ( 16 ) hours of compensatory time off. Employees in the Police Department assigned to ten ( 10) hour tours of duty shall earn five (5 ) hours of compensatory time off for each calendar quarter beginning October 1, 1986, during which such employee does not use sick leave, up to a maximum accumulation of twenty ( 20 ) hours , provided such compensatory time off shall only be used in increments of ten ( 10 ) hours . Employees in the Fire Department assigned to twenty-four (24 ) hour tours of duty shall earn six ( 6 ) hours of compensatory time off for each calendar quarter beginning October 1, 1986, during which such employee does not use sick leave, up to a maximum accumulation of forty-eight (48 ) hours , provided such compensatory time off shall only be used in increments of twenty- four (24 ) hours . SECTION TWO. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed: t1,2,c,? /�/ /`��'G Approved: REST NG OFFICER MAYOR ATTEST: t CITY CLERK .. . .