HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_07_22_O018TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ORDINANCE NO. 81-0-18
PRESENTED
AMENDED
ADOPTED
July 22~ 1981
July 22~ 1981
July 22~ 1981
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTION 12.1-49.2 OF THE TOWN CODE
WHEREAS, the fiscal year 1982 budget and initial appropriations include for
each full time employee $500.00 for an employee optional benefits program;
and
WHEREAS, amendment of the Personnel Manual is required to establish guide-
lines for implementation of the program;
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. A new section is added to Chapter 12.1, Personnel Manual, of
the Town Code to read as follows:
Sec. 12.1-49.2. Employee option benefits program.
The Town Council may from time to time make appropriations for an
Employee Option Benefits Pro.gram under which a specified amount of money
is provided annually for each full time employee for benefits selected by
the employee from the following list of benefits approved by the Town
Council. The Employee Option Benefits Program shall be administered by
the Manager under the following general policies:
(i)
Employees shall elect from among the optional benefits shown
below on an annual basis. New employees are eligible for op-
tional benefits after six months service.
(2)
Benefits and payments shall be prorated on a monthly service
basis. Not more than twenty-five percent of the annual allot-
ment earned may be carried over to the ensuing fiscal year.
(3)
The health, athletic condition and physical fitness of town em-
ployees is of interest and benefit to the town as employer.
Therefore~ the manager is authorized to enter into group or
master agreements with providers of health~ athletic and physi-
cal fitness services to employees electing such services. The
agreements may provide for payments by the town to the providers
for health~ athletic and physical fitness services rendered em-
ployees.
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(4)
Each employee may elect to receive any number of the optional
benefits available. The aggregate expenditure .bY the town
per employee shall not exceed the amount of money specified
by the Council. Employees may purchase with their own funds
additional optional benefits above the amount provided by the
town o
(5) Optional employee benefits are approved as follows at rates and
terms to be approved by the Town Manager:
(a) Term life insurance up to $40~000 per employee in incre-
ments of $10~000.
(b)
Medical (including mental health)~ ~m~al.. and optional
(including eye glasses and corrective lenses) expense
reimbursements made semi-annually to the employee provided~
however~ no payments shall be made which duplicate benefits
provided under the town's group health insurance plan or
for expenses incurred for serviqes to any dependent not
covered by the town's group health insurance plan.
(c)
Employees may elect as an optional benefit to have the
Town pay for spouse, family or other ..~e~andent coverages
up to the amount authorized by the Council for optional
benefits.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective for payrolls in the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1981.
PASSED this 22nd day of
July , , 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co-~ncil '