HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD09356 ILL NO.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN i6ed N 7'
ORDINANCE NO. 9,-.f
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , SETTING FORTH THE
PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONDUCT, SAFETY, VACATION LEAVE, SICK LEAVE,
EMERGENCY LEAVE, HOLIDAY LEAVE, ACCUMULATED LEAVE, AND RETIREMENT
OF ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR RECORD KEEPING,
AND THE ADOPTION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 8914 AND ANY OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jefferson believes
the public impression of City Government depends, to a large extent
on the conduct of City Employees, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jefferson has
determined that provisions relating to vacation leave, sick leave,
emergency leave, holiday leave, accumulated leave and retirement ,
should be uniform for all City Employees,
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. Conduct.
(a) All City Employees shall perform their duties in an
leffective, efficient and courteous manner, so as to create-. a
favorable impression of City Government.
(b) Each City Employee shall strictly observe working
hours and promptly contact the Head of his Department in the event
of circumstances which necessitate any variation from assigned
hours.
AME - - (c) - see below
Section 2. Safe.
(a) All City Employees engaged in occupations which may
give rise to hazardous conditions shall strictly observe all
( safety regulations.
(b) Department Heads may prescribe rules and regulation
linvolving hazardous work, and are charged with personal responsi-
� bility to see that employees in their respective Departments follow
necessary safety regulations and other measures prescribed for the
protection of the employee and the public.
Section 3. Vacation Leave. City Employees shall be
granted vacation leave based on continuous service, as hereinafter
defined as follows:
Section 1 (c) . Any City Employee who, in the course of his
employment, is required to operate city vehicles and/or equipment,
whose driver's license is suspended or revoked by the Missouri
Director of Revenue may be automatically terminated from
employment by the City,
(a) At the end of the probationary period of six (6)
• months' service an employee shall be entitled to five (5) working
( days vacation, and similar vacation shall accrue at the rate of
ten ( 10) working days per year for the first five ( 5) years of
employment.
(b) In addition to the ten ( 10) days prescribed in the
preceding paragraph, the employee shall be entitled to accrue one
(1) additional day of vacation at the beginning of the sixth year,
( and one ( 1) additional day for each year thereafter until the
vacation shall be fifteen 15 working days at the end of the tenth
1year.
(c) After completion of fifteen (15) years service the
employee shall be entitled to accrue twenty (20) working days
vacation.
(d) Vacation leave may not be accumulated in excess of
thirty (30) days and Department Heads are urged to require the
employees to take vacation leave as earned.
(e) Employees of the Fire Department will be granted
similar vacation leave, with the appropriate adjustment to be made
by the Head of the Department so that vacation leave is uniform for
all employees.
(f) Vacation leave will normally be taken in one period,
but variations and scheduling of vacations will be at the
discretion of the Department Head, giving consideration, so far as
Ali possible, to the employee' s desires.
(g) The vacation time allotted under this Section shall
be for continuous service for the City without interruption,
except that the City Council may grant a leave of absence, for
good cause, to any employee, for a period of not to exceed one (1)
year, and resumption of duty after such leave will. be considered
continuous service. The period of leave of absence, however, shall
not be counted as working time for the benefits herein granted.
Section d. Sick Leave. All City Employees shall be granted
sick leave as follows:
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( a) Sick leave shall be accumulative by employees at
the rate of one and one-half days per month and may be accumulated
for a period not exceeding ninety (90) working days. In the event
an illness shall extend beyond the period of accumulated sick
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leave, a leave of absence may be granted by the City Council for
n additional period.
(b) Sick leave shall be granted to an employee when the
latter is unable to perform his duties as a result of personal
illness or injury.
(c) The Head of the Department may grant hourly sick leave
for necessary medical, dental or optical examination or treatment ,
for the time required for same.
(d) An employee absent and requesting sick leave for four
(4) consecutive working days or more may be required, as a condi�-
tion to the granting of such leave, to furnish a physician' s
certificate indicating that the illness was disabling, and the
nature of same.
(e) Sick leave shall represent working days and shall not be
reduced by authorized holidays or weekends, or days off for those
on forty-hour week.
(f) The Chief of Fire Department shall, by regulation,
adjust sick leave granted to Firemen, so that all employees receiv
sick leave on an equal basis.
Section 5. Emergency Leave. All City Employees shall be
granted emergency leave as follows:
i (a) In the event of death, serious injury, serious or
contagious illness, in an employee's immediate family, the employee
may be granted emergency leave by the Head of his Department, not
to exceed a total of six (_6) working days in each year.
(b) Such emergency leave, when granted by the Head of
the Department, shall be leave with pay and in addition to the
vacation and sick leave hereinabove granted. Not more than three
(3) consecutive days shall be granted at any one time, within the
limits of the six (6) days prescribed above for each year.
(c) The immediate family of an employee is defined as
wife, husband, child, or grandchild, brother, sister, parents, or
grandparents. Heads of the Department are authorized to grant
leave for the funeral of other relatives or close friends of the
employees for one-half ( ) day or longer, if deemed necessary by
such Department Head.
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Section Q. Holiday Leave.
(a) All City Employees shall be granted Holiday Leave
on the following days:
New Year' s Day
Truman' s Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran' s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day.
(b) If one of the above Holidays falls on Saturday, the
receding Friday shall be the day of leave. If such Holiday falls
on Sunday, Monday shall be the day of leave.
(c) Each employee shall be granted Holiday leave on his
irthday to be taken as time off from work within two (2) weeks on
Dither side of his birthday. Holiday Pay is not allowed as a
® substitute for this day off.
Section 7. ' 'Accumul'ated `leave.,
(a). Any City Employee retiring ht reagpn of age or
disability, or voluntary resignation, shall be. eriti.tled to payment
or his accumulated vacation leave, at the same rate a5 hf:s Xinal
alary.
(b). Any- City Employee whose services are terminated by
'he City, for willful neglect of dupy,, the commission of a felony,
r for other reasons providing substantial grounds for discharge,
hall not be entitled to payment of Vacation Leave as- herein pro=
ided. In the event such- 'discharge shall result in damage .to City
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property, through negligence or willful act of employee, appropriate
eduction may be ,-made in payment of his- final check,
Section 8. Uriautli'ori�eid 'Absence. Absence from.work. without
easonable notice to the Supervisor shall be' considered Just cause
or discharge. In the event the absence is caused by injury or
ther emergency, without opportunity for notification, the' Depart,
ent Head shall exercise his discretion in determining allowable
eave.
Section 9. 'Reti'rement. All City Employees shall retire as
ollows, except as otherwise provided for by Ordinance;
(a) Retirement age shall be sixty-five- 0651. years-, but
in employee's service may be extended on a year,toSyear basis At
he request of the Department Head involved, with the concurrence
of the Mayor and City Council.
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(b) The employment of Department Heads may be extended
by the Mayor and City Council.
(c) Employees or Officials appointed for a specific term
shall serve such term.
(d) If an employee be permanently and totally disabled,
as reflected by a physician's report , retirement shall be granted
with such disability pay as may be afforded by any laws then in
effect.
Section 10. Records. Each Department Head shall keep an
accurate record of all leave provided herein in the permanent
records of his Department.
Section 11. Rules and Regulations. Each Department Head may
formulate further Rules and Regulations consistent herewith,
relating to conduct and appearance of employees, the care of
vehicles and equipment, and with respect to such other guidelines
ias he may consider proper. Copies of such rules and regulations
shall be submitted to the City Clerk at the time of issuance and a
copy of such rules shall be kept prominently posted in the Depart-
ment adopting the same.
Section 12. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Passed Z 9>�- Approved
Pre ident of the Council Mayor
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