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• SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Brown
ORDINANCE NO. 1 )�9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE City OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE
PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE OF JEFFERSON CITY,
MISSOURI.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE City OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 8 of the Personnel Policy Manual is hereby amended by adding
one Section to Chapter 8 to read as follows:
Section 8-19. Safe Harbor Policy.
Exempt employees are paid a predetermined weekly amount constituting all
or part of the exempt employees compensation. With limited exceptions, the
amount paid to exempt employees is not subject to reduction because an
exempt employee works fewer hours on some weeks than other. In certain
instances, deduction may be made for personal leave when all sick and
• vacation leave is exhausted,for FMLA-qualifying absences,for jury or military
duty, for violations of the City's safety or workplace conduct rules, or when
Raid through the worker's compensation fund. This predetermined-amount
will be paid to exempt employees for any week in which they Derform any
work for the City.
In the event that any of the above-mentioned deductions are taken from the
predetermined amount, whether inadvertently, improperly, or otherwise, the
following procedures will be followed by the City and any affected exempt
employee-
1. The affected exempt employee should notify the Director of Human
Resources or the Director of Finance that an improper deduction has
been taken.
2. Upon otification by the affected exempt employee, the City will
conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into the propriety of the
complained-of deductions, and will make every effort to conclude that
investigation in a reasonable amount of time.
3. If it is determined that any improper deductions have been taken,the
City will make full reimbursement to the affected exempt employee and
will make a good faith commitment to comply in the future with the
applicable law and terms of this policy so that improper deductions will
not be taken in the future.
• It is the intention of the City to fully comply with all applicable state and
federal laws that regulate the payment of wages and all other compensation
to its employees. Accordingly,this policy is subject to revision as those laws
may change
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
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esiding Officer Mayor
ATTEST: APP OVED AS TO FORM:
City Crerk Ci ounselor
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