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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 77-04-r a ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN .ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAU UNT, TEXAS, BY AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS PROVIDING FOR EMPLOYEE REGULATIONS; REPEALING SECTION 12-27; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING AN -,EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT OR)AINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: That Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas, Sections 12-1, 12-5, 12-6, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-14(1), 12-30, 12-34, 12-42, 12-43, 12-44 and 12-51, be, and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 12-1. Application to this Chapter. This Chapter -shall apply to all employees in the service of the City except firemen and policemen.. - Section 12-5. Overtime Pay, Compensatory Time, Stand-by Pay, and Call Out Pay. Unless otherwise provided by law, employees, except those designated by the City Manager as exempt personnel for purposes of this section, shall be paid for required overtime worked to the nearest one-half (1/2) hour, or be given compensatory time off. All overtime pay shall be computed at a one and one-half (1-1/2) hour to one (1) hour ratio. Taking of compensatory time off and stand-by pay shall be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the City Manager.. In the event an employee is called.to work outside his normal work shift after he has left the job, he will be guaranteed a minimLun of one (1) hour. Time in excess of one (1) hour at any call out will be calculated to the nearest one-half (1/2) hour at one and one-half (1-1/2) hours pay. Calculations will be based only upon the hourly base rate of pay, excluding longevity pay. Stand-by pay shall be paid as provided by regulations promulgated by the City Manager. Overtime shall be defined in regulations promulgated by the City Manager. D-77- �/ / `-77 f Fe - 'I. -- 7� 14-1/.-- l_q:7? Section 12-6. Regular and Temporary Appointments. Employment appointments shall be designated either.regular or temporary. Regular appointments are ordinarily of indefinite duration and may be made to full-time or part-time positions. Time-limited regular ap- pointments may be made when circL=tances require. Temporary appointments are ordinarily limited to six (6) months except for school crossing guards and may be made to full-time or part-time positions requiring continuous, seasonal or intermittent performance. Section 12-9. Vacation Leave. Full-time regular employees shall earn vacation in accordance with the following schedule. a. Years of Service .. Earned Hours Pay Per Period 1 - 5 4 Hrs. 6 - 8 4.5 Hrs. 9 - 11 5 Hrs. 12 - 14 5.5 Hrs. 15 - 17 6 Hrs. 18 - 20 6.5 Hrs. 21 - 23 7 Hrs. 24 - 26 7.5 Hrs. 27 - 29 8 Hrs. 30 - 32 8.5 Hrs. 33 - 35 9 Hrs. Over 35 9.5 Hrs. Not to exceed 240 hours annually b. An employee may not carry more than 240 hours of vacation leave time into the next calendar year, nor may an employee use more than 240 hours vacation leave in any calendar year.. c. Employees who earn 120 hours of sick leave in a calendar year and who do not use more than 40 hours of sick leave in a calendar year will have 8 hours of vacation time added to their normally accrued vacation time. d. Vacation leave begins to accrue upon employment, but may not be used by an employee until that employee has completed one .(1) year of service with. the City. Thereafter, upon proper approval, those hours which have been earned may be used. Vacation leave credits are not transferable between employees. e. Employees who have completed at least twelve (12) months of con- secutiVe service with the City shall be paid for any accrued vacation leave -2- • /-1g77 upon separation, up to a maxim= of two hundred forty (240) hours. Employees who are separated before completing twelve (12) months of consecutive service shall not be entitled to payment for unused vacation leave. Section 12-10. Sick Leave All regular full-time employees of the City shall be allowed sick leave with full pay in accordance with the following rules: a. Full-time regular employees shall earn 4.5 hours of sick leave per pay period. b. Accumulation -of sick leave credits shall be unlimited. c. Sick leave begins to accrue upon employment, but may not be used by an employee until that employee has completed six (6) months of service with the City. Only that sick leave time which has been earned may be used. Sick leave may be taken in two-hour increments upon approval. d. Sick leave may be used for absence from duty because of per- sonal illness, legal quarantine or illness in the immediate family. Immediate family, for purposes of this subsection, shall include parent or guardian, husband, wife, child, or any relative living in the same household with the employee. Sick leave may also be used for absence in accordance with Section 12-11. e. The City may request and obtain verification of the circumstances surrounding any use of sick leave. f. Sick leave credits are not transferable between employees. g. City employees with five (5) or more years of -credit able service who are 62 years of age, or upon retirement under the Texas Municipal Retire- ment System, shall be paid for unused sick leave, not to exceed seven hundred twenty (720) hours. Upon .death of any City employee eligible to retire under Texas Municipal Retirement System or who was 62:years of age, said employee's estate shall be paid for accumulated sick leave not to exceed seven hundred twenty (720) hours. h. Accrued vacation leave may be used to supplement sick leave. i. An employee who beccros ill or injured during a vacation may request that'the vacation be terminated and the time of the illness or injury be -charged to sick leave. -3- r� -77- Section 7m Section 12-11. Occupational Disabilities and Injuries. An employee injured in the course of employment shall receive benefits as provided by the workanen's compensation program adopted by the City and by any other applicable regulations and directives. Nothing herein shall prevent the otherwise lawful separation of a disabled employee. Em- ployees injured in the course of employment maytise accumulated sick or vacation leave for the period of disability in -order to supplement workmen's compensation benefits. Section 12-12., Emergency Leave, Military Leave and Jury Duty. a. Employees working under regular appointments may be granted emergency leave with pay for a period not to exceed three (3) days in case of death in the u mtediate family, and this leave shall not be charged against va- cation or sick leave. Immediate family shall include the spouse, child, parent or guardian, and brother or sister of the employee or of the employee's spouse or anyone living in the same household as the employee. Temporary employees may be granted.leaves of absence without pay in such cases. Employees who wish to attend the funeral of other than a member of the immediate family may be given time off at the discretion of the department director without pay or the time off may be charged to vacation leave. b. Regular employees who are members of the Reserve Components on October 1, 1976, and who are ordered by competent military authorities to short tours of military duty, not to exceed fifteen (15) calendar days annually, shall be paid the difference between their regular pay and the pay :received for such military duty. The City may require verification of the amounts received by the employee for said military duty. Employees who join any of the reserve components after October 1, 1976, and who are ordered by competent military authorities to short tours of military duty may be granted leave of absence without pay. c. Regular employees who are required by due process of law -to render jury service or serve as a witness in any case shall receive their regular pay during such period. -4- Section 12-14(1). .Retirement on Pension: At What Ages; Notice. All employees of the City of Beaumont, except members of the Fire Department, shall be eligible for retirement in accordance with the require- ments of the Texas Municipal Retirement System as amended. Section 12-30. Allocation Appeals. If an employee believes that his position is improperly allocated, he may request a review of the allocation of his position in accordance with. rules to be promulgated by the City Manager. Section 12-34. Classes Adopted. The classes as set forth in the classification, campelsation and salary grade plan as on file in the office of the City Clerk on October 19, 1976, be, and the same are hereby adopted. Section 12-42. Promotions and Transfers. When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher class, his salary may be increased to the minimum rate of the higher class. In the case of overlapping ranges, the promoted employee may be increased to the step im- mediately above his present salary or, in unusual circLunstances, to a higher step if approved by the City Manager. There shall be no immediate change in the salary rate of an employee who is transferred. Transfer shall mean the lateral movement into the same or similar classification having the same pay range. Section 12-43. Demotions. When an employee is demoted to a lower class position he shall be paid . at the rate which is within the approved range for the lower class position. The rate of pay shall not be higher than the maximum set for the classification. Section 12--44. Re -allocations Downward. 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