HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 96-65 ORDINANCE NO. 9� —�
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21,
SECTION 21-6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT DEALING WITH EMPLOYEES'
LEAVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 21, Section 21-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 21-6. Leave
a. Regular full time employees regularly assigned to work 40 hours per week shall
earn vacation in accordance with the following schedule.
1.) Vacation Leave
Years of Service Hours Per Year
1 to 5 80
6to8 92
9 to 11 104
12 to 14 120
15 to 17 132
18 to 20 144
21 to 23 160
24 to 26 172
27 to 29 184
30 200
Each such regular full time employee shall earn vacation leave only when
he/she is paid for 80 hours in the same pay period.
2.) Personal leave - Each regular full time employee regularly assigned to work 40
hours per week shall earn a maximum of 40 hours of personal leave per year. Such
employee shall earn personal leave only when the employee is paid for 80 hours
in the same pay period.
3.) Short term disability - Each regular full time employee regularly assigned to work
40 hours per week shall earn a maximum of 96 hours of short term disability per
year. Such employee shall earn short term disability leave only when the employee
is paid for 80 hours in the same pay period.
b. An employee who is regularly assigned to work more than 40 hours per week shall
have vacation, personal leave, and short term disability accrual amended to reflect
the percentage that their expanded work schedule exceeds 40 hours per week.
C. An employee may not carry more than 240 hours of vacation leave into the next
calendar year.
d. An employee may not use any accrued vacation until he/she has completed one
year of continuous service with the City. Vacation leave must be approved by the
employee's supervisor before it can be used.
e. Employees who are separated before completing twelve (12) months of continuous
service shall not be entitled to payment for unused vacation leave.
f. An employee who is on leave of absence without pay shall not earn vacation leave
during that period of time.
g. Each regular full time employee may accumulate up to seven hundred and twenty
(720) hours of personal leave, regardless of years of service.
h. Each regular full time employee shall earn personal leave which may be used for
illness or, upon the supervisor's approval, for any purpose.
I. Each regular full time employee who leaves the City after completing twelve
continuous months of service will be paid for accumulated personal leave not to
exceed 720 hours. However, if that employee had short term disability hours
accrued prior to October 1, 1991, the payment shall not exceed a combined total
of 720 hours of personal and short term disability leave.
j. An employee may utilize short term disability after being absent for 40 consecutive
hours for the same non-work related illness, injury or disability.
k. An employee may use his/her earned vacation and personal leave or leave without
pay to satisfy the 40 consecutive hours condition. Employees with less than one
(1) year's service may only use personal leave or leave without pay for this
purpose.
I. Each regular full time employee may accumulate up to seven hundred and twenty
(720) hours of short term disability leave.
M. Upon termination, an employee shall not be paid for any short term disability hours
which the employee has on the date of termination in excess of the number of hours
existing as of September 30, 1991.
n. An employee who leaves the City after completing twelve months of continuous
service and had accumulated personal leave and short term disability leave prior
to October 1, 1991 shall be paid upon termination for such leave not to exceed a
combined total of 720 hours. The pay for such unused accumulated hours of short
term disability leave shall be at the employee's rate of pay as of September 30,
1991.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the., _ day of
1996.
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