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HomeMy Public PortalAbout00466 O R D I N A N C E NO. 466 AN ORDINANCE amending Rule 10 of the Civil Service Rules of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, as adopted May 17, 1960 by Ordinance No. 395, by striking from Rule 10.3 (f) relating to sick leave all references therein to Laborers III or to the class of position identified as Laborer III and by adding a new Rule 10.8 relating to absence reporting by employees, to become effective November 28, 1960. WHEREAS, under the procedure provided in Rule 1.4 of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the District, the Civil Service Commission has recommended amendments of Rule 10 thereof, 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 May 17, 1960 by Ordinance No. 395, are hereby amended by striking from Rule 10.3 (f) relating to sick leave all references therein to Laborers III or to the class of position identified as Laborer III, so that Rule 10.3 (f) as amended shall read as follows: 2 Ord. No. 466 f. Sick Leave Sick leave with pay shall be granted to classified employees (subject to the exclusions listed in this section) for excused absence because of sickness, injury, or physical inability to perform assigned duties, when approved by the employee's appointing authority. The following shall be excluded from sick leave pay: 1. Employees serving on temporary or emergency appointments. 2. Those paid on daily, hourly, or per-performance rates. 3.Employees having served less than three months since date of original appointment. 4. Employees absent due to maternity confinement. Appointing authorities shall be responsible for informing the Director of Finance, on such documents as he shall prescribe, 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 pro-portionate to the amount of such time lost. Appointing authorities granting sick leave with pay under the provision 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 employees 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 regularly licensed practitioner of medicine or surgery, or both, verifying the need for sick leave, has been submitted to the appointing authority, or such evidence has been waived by the appointing authority on the basis of personal knowledge. Such waiver must be in writing to the Director of Finance and shall not be applicable to sick leave in excess of ten (10) consecutive days. However, an appointing authority may require a certificate from a regularly licensed practitioner of medicine or surgery, or both, for any sick 3 leave. This certificate must be forwarded to the Finance Department with authorization for payment. Employees who are paid on a daily, hourly, or per performance basis, 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 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 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 by the appointing authority 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 said Civil Service Rules and Regulations are hereby amended further by adding a new Rule 10.8 providing for absence reporting by employees and reading as follows: 10.8 ABSENCE REPORTING - EMPLOYEE All employees shall notify their respective immediate supervisors of prospective absence from duty not later than the scheduled time for reporting for duty. Failure to give such notice without good reason shall subject the employee to loss of compensation for the period of absence. Repetition of failure to give such notice without good reason shall be cause for disciplinary action. Section Three. This ordinance shall become effective November 28, 1960. 4 The foregoing Ordinance was adopted November 10, 1960.