HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_01_28_O004ORDINANCE NO. 81-0-4
TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED January 28, 1981
ADOPTED January 28, 1981
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 12.1 OF THE TOWN CODE
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Subsection 12.1-17 (e) and Section 12.1-33 and
12.1-45 of the Town Code are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.1-17. Pay Determination
(e) Overtime:
(1) Ail employees except department heads shall receive
overtime pay or, at the discretion of the Town Manager, compen-
satory time off for the time worked (calculated to the nearest
15 minutes) in excess of 80 hours per bi-weekly payroll period.
Overtime pay shall be at the rate of one and one-half times
regular pay. Compensatory time shall be earned at the rate of
one and one-half hour for each overtime hour worked. For purposes
of determining overtime, time spent on authorized paid leave
shall be counted as time worked. Notwithstanding the above,
employees on paid vacation or sick'~-ve requirea to .report to work
durin9 their regular hours shall have the time worked deducted
from the vacation leave or sick leave previously authorized.
(2) Ail employees called to work outside their regular
work hours shall receive credit for at least one hour's work
except employees assigned town vehicles on a 24-hour basis who
shall not be credited for the first hour of any call back.
(3) As regular compensation for department heads includes
amounts for overtime in performance of duties in excess of the
regular work week, which may include attendance at meetings of
the town boards and commissions, emergencies, and other job-
related activities, such personnel are not eligible for overtime
pay or compensatory time as provided in this article. Such
personnel are permitted when authorized by the Manager to take
the time from regular work hours when needed for personal affairs
without deducting said time from vacation leave, so long as such
time does not adversely affect the performance of the department
head's duties and responsibilities. This section does not apply
to personal illness.
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Sec. 12.1-33. Vacation Leave
(a) Each employee in the service of the Town shall be
credited with vacation leave after it is earned at the
following rates:
Regular Hours worked
per 2-week payroll
period
Length
of
Service
Hours accrued per
2-week payroll
period
80 5 years or 3.70
less
80 5 to 15 years 5.54
80 More than 15 7.39
years
70 5 years or 3.23
less
70 5 to 15 years 4.85
70 More than 15 6.46
years
Employees working a regular 40-hour work week (80 hour
payroll period)shall use leave based on an 8-hour day. Employees
working a 35-hour week (70 hour payroll period) shall use leave
based on a 7-hour day.
(b) New employees shall begin accruing sick and vacation
leave during their first full two-week payroll period worked.
(c) Ail requests for vacation leave shall be submitted to
the applicable Department Head in advance for approval. In
approving vacation leave, department directors shall insure that
during the period of approved leave, the employee is not scheduled
to .re~r~for court aDDe~r~ or will be required to ~epo.r~ to ~
wOrk 5~cause Of staff'~h0rta~e~ ma~or sCheduled projects, projected
adverse w~ather conditions, or other reasons. The ToWn
Manager shall approve the scheduling of all vacation leave requests.
(d) The Town Manager shall require that all employees use a
minimum of five days of vacation leave of the total accrued during
each year plus all of the vacation leave carry-over from the
previous calendar year to effectively maximize the period of
rest and r~ecuperation provided 't~hrough time-off from work.
Additional days accrued during the year which are not used may be
carried over into the next calendar year only. Vacation leave
required to be used under these rules which lapses unUsed into the next
calendar year shall be dropped effective January 1 of the new
calendar year unless time for use is extended by the Manager for
a maximum of 30 days at which time the employee shall present anapproved
schedule to use the excess .daYs. during the extended Period.
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Sec. 12.1-45. Holidays
(a) The following will be observed as paid holidays for all
Town employees not specifically exempt from this Article:
-- First day of January - New Year's Day
-- Third Monday in February - George Washington's Birthday
-- LastMonday in May - Memorial Day
-- Fourth Day of July - Independence Day
-- First Monday in September - Labor Day
-- Eleventh Day of November - Veteran's Day
-- Fourth Thursday in November - Thanksgiving Day
-- Afternoon of 24th of December - Christmas Eve*
-- 25th Day of December - Christmas Day
* To be observed on the work day next preceding
the observation of Christmas Day
(b) Any of the above holidays falling on Saturday will be
honored on the Friday preceding the Saturday on which the holiday
fell. Any of the above holidays falling on Sunday will be
honored on Monday immediately following the Sunday on which the
holiday fell.
(c) Employees required to be on duty during a holiday because
of the nature of their position, emergencies or any other reason
shall receive holiday pay equal to the regular hourly rate for each
hour worked or co~nsatory time, either of which shall be in
addition to their regular pay. Employees required to report
for duty. at hours outside their regularly scheduled workday within
~ne 24-hour period of the holiday shall be paid at the rate of
one and one-half times regular pay or giVen compensatory time on
that 'same basis.
SECTION II. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this. ordinance is, for any reason, held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of the ordinance.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage.
PASSED this 28th
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co~cil
day of January , 1981.
Town of Leesburg