HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 086-98 Personnel Rules RESOLUTION NO. 86 - 98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCI-L
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING PERSONNEL SYSTEM RULES
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized to adopt rules for the administration of the City's
personnel system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 141-90 and subsequent amendments
establishing the Personnel System Rules; and
WHEREAS, the objective of these rules is to facilitate efficient and economical services to the
public and provide for an equitable system of personnel management in municipal government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby
amend the Personnel System Rules as follows:
Section 4. "General Leave Accrual": Depending on the status of the employee, the amount of
general leave accrued shall be as denoted in the appropriate section below:.
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Full-Time Employees: Each full-time employee in the competitive service shall
accrue general leave for each bi-weekly period of service, based on the years of
service with the City. If an employee begins their service on any date other than
the first working day of a bi-weekly pay period, the amount of general leave
earned in that period shall be proportionate to the number of days worked. The
accrual of leave shall begin on the first day of service. However, use of leave
shall not begin until after one (1) month of service, except as noted in Section 10.
The bi-weekly period shall coincide with the payroll period established by the City
Council.
Length of Service
Beginning with the first month of service through
of service through the fifth year (60th month)
Leave Accrued Each
Bi-Weekly Period
6.77 Hours
Following the fifth year through the tenth year
tenth year (61 st month - 120th month)
7.69 Hours
Following the tenth year (121 st month)
8.31 Hours
Section 20. "Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank": Upon approval of the City Manager or his/her
designee, a catastrophic sick leave bank may be established for the benefit of an employee
incapacitated by an extreme or severe illness or injury. Employees may donate general leave
to another employee in accordance with the City of Dublin Catastrophic Leave Policy and
subject to the conditions listed below.
Conditions for Receiving Donated Leave Time
a. All regular employees of the City of Dublin (part-time and full-time), who have
successfully completed one year of paid service, shall be eligible to request catastrophic
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leave due to their own serious illness or injury, or serious illness or injury to an
immediate family member as defined in Section I of the City's Catastrophic Leave
Policy.
Eligible employees may request leave donations after all leave (general, sick, holiday)
has been (or is expected to be) exhausted.
An employee requesting catastrophic leave must receive the recommendation of his/her
Department Head, and the approval of the City Manager. Such leave may be approved
up to a maximum of 45 work days in a calendar year.
An employee receiving catastrophic leave shall remain on "paid status" for the purposes
of-normal payroll deductions (i.e., state and federal taxes, retirement, health and benefit
contributions, wage attachments.and assignments, etc.).
While using catastrophic leave hours, the employee will continue to accrue general
leave hours.
While using catastrophic leave, the employee will retain paid employee status with the
City; the leave shall not constitute a break in service; and the employee shall be eligible
to receive all other employment benefits to the same extent and under the same
conditions as a paid employee.
Upon termination of employment, return to work, or death, all unused catastrophic leave
hours shall be returned to the City's "Catastrophic Leave Bank." The recipient shall
have no claim upon unused catastrophic leave credits.
Catastrophic leave shall not be used in conjunction with short or long term disability
benefits; Workers Compensation leave; or light, limited or restricted duty.
Conditions for Donatinq Leave Time
a. All regular employees of the City of Dublin (part-time and full-time), who have
successfully completed one year of paid service, shall be permitted to donate leave.
b. Employees may donate general leave time. Employees may not donate sick leave
hours.
c. Employees donating leave must have a total leave balance (including general and/or
sick leave) of at least 80 hours of leave after the donation of leave time.
d. Donations are irrevocable.
e. The donation must be a minimum of four (4) hours and, thereafter, in whole hour
increments.
f. Donors may donate a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year.
g. Donors will have no tax liability on donated hours.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the changes contained herein shall be effective July 1, 1998.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 1998.
AYES:
Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
AB SENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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