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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.
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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:
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CITY CLERK
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