HomeMy Public PortalAbout00245 O R D I N A N C E NO. 245
AN ORDINANCE to amend Rule 10 of the Civil Service
Rules of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, as adopted by
Ordinance 38 of the District by repealing Sections 10.3(f) and
10.6 thereof, which relate to sick leave and absence for jury
duty, respectively, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections
10.3(f) and 10.6 relating to the same subjects.
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission of The Metro-
politan St. Louis Sewer District has recommended the following
amendments to Rule 10.3(f) and Rule 10.6 of the Civil Service
Rules of the District,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. The Civil Service Rules of The Metro-
politan St. Louis Sewer District, as adopted by Ordinance No. 38
of the District, are hereby amended by repealing Section 10.3(f)
of Rule 10 thereof relating to sick leave and enacting in lieu
thereof a new section to be known as Section 10.3(f) of Rule 10,
relating to sick leave, which shall read as follows:
(f) SICK LEAVE
Sick leave with pay shall be granted to classified employees,
other than (a) those serving on temporary or emergency
appointments, (b).those paid on daily; hourly, or per
performance rates, and (c) those classified Laborers
III, when approved by the employee's appointing
authority, for excused absence of an employee because
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of sickness, injury, or physical inability to perform
assigned duties, but not including absence due to
maternity confinement.
Appointing authorities shall be responsible for informing the
Director of Finance, on such documents as he shall pre-
scribe, as to time lost by any employee because of
unexcused absence or because of excessive absence due
to illness or claimed physical inability to perform
assigned duties of his position. The Director of
Finance shall, in such cases, deduct an amount from the
employee's salary or wage, proportionate to the amount
of such time lost. Appointing authorities granting
sick leave with pay under the provisions of this
section shall take into consideration length of service
of the employee; past performance of duties; previous
use of sick leave with pay; attendance; ability of the
operating unit to absorb work of the employee on sick
leave with pay without the addition of new personnel;
and such other factors as will give equitable
consideration to the interest of the employee and the
District service.
In all cases sick leave with pay in excess of three
consecutive work days will be granted only when a
certificate of a regularly licensed practitioner of
medicine or surgery, or both, verifying the need for
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sick leave has been submitted to the appointing
authority. However, an appointing authority may
require a certificate from a regularly licensed
practitioner of medicine or surgery, or both, for any
sick leave.
Employees who are paid on a daily, hourly, or per performance
basis, and Laborers III, who suffer personal injury or
unusual sickness, arising out of and in the regular
course of their employment while in or about the
premises where their duties are being performed or
where their presence is required as a part of their
service shall report such injury or sickness to their
immediate superior who shall, in turn, report, through
proper channels to the General Counsel and Personnel
Director all facts concerning the incident. Such
employees shall be entitled, during such period of
service-connected disability caused by the injury or
sickness, to the same rate of compensation for the same
length of time as set forth in the Workmen's
Compensation Act of Missouri, when recommended by the
General Counsel and approved by the Executive Director.
Each appointing authority shall institute procedures that
will discourage the improper use of sick leave with
pay. Appointing authorities shall establish, with the
approval of the Personnel Director, such reports as
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they may require from employees before granting sick
leave with pay. When a deduction is made from an
employee's pay for absence not approved by the
appointing authority he shall be so notified in
writing, at the time he receives his next regular pay
or after the third day of absence for which sick leave
with pay is not granted.
Section Two. The Civil Service Rules of The Metro-
politan St. Louis Sewer District, as adopted by Ordinance No. 38
of the District, are hereby amended by repealing Section 10.6 of
Rule 10 thereof relating to absence for jury duty and enacting in
lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 10.6 of Rule 10,
relating to absence for Jury duty, which shall read as follows:
10.6 ABSENCE FOR JURY DUTY
When subpoenaed for jury duty, employees other than Laborers
III shall be allowed leave with pay for the absence
required under such subpoena. Any pay received for
jury duty shall be deducted from the employee's regular
pay for the period.
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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted October 22, 1958.