HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 038-96 PersonnelRulesRESOLUTION NO. 38 - 96
A RESOLUTION OF TB'E CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDDIG TIlE 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 has adopted Resolution No. 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 to provide for an equitable system of personnel management in municipal government.
NOW, THEEFOE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby
amend the Personnel System Rules as follows:
RULE XIV. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - Section 7. "Calculation of Hours Worked": For
purposes of calculating overtime pay, holidays shall count as hours worked within a work period.
Employees eligible for overtime who take minutes at a City Council or Commission meeting shall be
compensated at one and one-half times their hourly rate for the time they are attending the meeting,
regardless of the hours worked in the corresponding work period, unless the employee requests and the
Department Head approves an alternative arrangement (e.g., flex schedule during the affected work
period.) If a flex schedule is approved, the flex hours shall be granted on an hour-for-hour basis.
RULE XVII. LEAVE
Section 10. "General Leave Advance": If; during the first three six months of employment, an employee
exhausts all leave accrued, the City Manager may advance an employee up to forty (40) hours of general
leave. An advance shall only be provided when it is in the best interest of the City and the following
conditions are met:
a,
The request is in writing, stating the reason for the advance;
The employee states the date of anticipated return.
Any leave which is advanced will be deducted from future accruals. If an employee terminates employment
prior to repayment of the advanced leave, the cost shall be deducted from the final paycheck.
Section 4. "General Leave Accrual":
ao
Full-Time Employees: Each full-time employee in the competitive senrice shall accrue general leave
for each bi-weeklv 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
mount of general leave earned in that period shall be. proportionate to the number of days worked.
The acereal 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
Leave Accrued Each
Bi-Weeklv Period
Beginning with the first month
of service through the fifth
year (60th month)
6. 46 Hours
Following the fifth year
through the tenth year (61st
month - 120th month)
7. 39 Hours
Following the tenth year ( 121 st month)
8. 00 Hours
c. Management Employees: DELETE
Section 15. "Leave of Absence Without Pay"... If the employee is placed on "leave without pay" as the
result of a work related injury/illness, the City will contimte to fund City-provided benefits (i. e., medical,
dental, life and long-term disability insurance) to the same extent and under the same conditions as
previously provided to the employee while on paid status. City-provided benefits shall be continued for a
maximum of one year, or until the employee returns to work. Continuation of City-paid benefits will be
granted only after the City's Workers Compensation administrator has declared the illness/injury to be
compensable under the California Workers' Compensation law. Only regular employees are eligible for
the continuation of benefits.
Section 19. "Disability Leave": The City Manager may grant up to 50 hours of paid time off O~er
incident,) for an employee to attend ongoing medical care/treatment during work hours in conjunction
with a work related injury/illness. Use of disability leave hours shall not be considered as a right which
may be used at an employee ~v discretion, but shall be allowed only in case of necessity. Employees who
use disability leave hours will be required to~le a personal declaration with the City Manager stating the
cause of absence. Said declaration shall be on a form developed and implemented by the City Manager.
Disability leave shall be granted only after the City's Workers Compensation administrator has declared
the illness/injury to be compensable under the California Workers' Compensation law. Only regular
employees are eligible for disability leave.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of April, 1996.
AYES:
Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Moffatt and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmember Howard
None
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Mayor