HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 087-98 Mngmt Leave RESOLUTION NO. 87 - 98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE SERVICE AND
PRESCRIBING LEAVE BENEFITS FOR THE POSITIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council hasadopted a Pe~'sonnei Ordinance; and
- WHEREAS, Section 4(e) of the Ordinance exempts Department Heads and other
Management Positions from the Competitive Service; and
WHEREAS, the exemption from competitive service also exempts these employees from
the personnel rules, including the description of leave benefits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolution No. 21-90 and subsequent
amendments which establish management positions and prescribe leave benefits for these
positions; and
WHEREAS, due to changes in the leave policy, it is appropriate to amend Resolution
No. 21-90 and subsequent resolutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 'RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby amend the Resolution Establishing 'Management Positions Exempt from Competitive
Service and Prescribing Leave Benefits as follows:
Section 4.
"General Leave Accrual":
The amount of general leave accrued shall be as denoted below:
Management EmployeeS: Management employees shall accrue general leave for each
biweekly 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 biweekly 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 1 month of service, except as noted in Section 10. The accrual shall be in accordance
with the following schedule:
Length of Service
'Beginning with the first month of service
through the fifth year (60th month)
Leave Accrued Each
Biweekly Pedod
7.39 hours
Following the fifth year through the tenth year
(61st month - 120th month)
8.31 hours
Following the tenth year (121st month)
8.92 hours
Section 23. "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 leave due to their
own sedous illness or injury, or sedous illness or injury to an immediate family member as
defined in Section 1 of the City's Catastrophic Leave Policy.
b. Eligible employees may request leave donations after all leave (general, sick, holiday) has been
(oris expected to be) exhausted.
c. · 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.
d. 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, retum 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.
h. 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 Donating 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.
Councilrnembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
'~:;it¢ Clerk
K2/G/6-16-98/resomgmt.doc