HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-2302 PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES OF CITY EMPLOYEES. ORDINANCE NO. 62 3
11/ AN ORDINANCE relating to city personnel; providing for reimburse-
ment of certain expenditures of city employees; and
amending Section 2.20.085 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code.
410 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 2.20.085 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2.20.085 Reimbursement for expenditures. In addi-
tion to the prescribed rates of pay and other allowances
provided for in this chapter, officers and employees of
the City shall be entitled to reimbursement for, or the
benefit from, the following classes of official expendi-
tures:
1. Officers and employees shall be entitled to
reimbursement for expenses which may lawfully
II/ be incurred when they are required, with speci-
fic written approval of the City Manager, to
make necessary out-of-pocket expenditures with-
in or without the city of a nature beyond those
normally associated with the performance of
routine official duties of such individuals,
for purposes which principally promote, develop
or publicize the City's best interests.
2. In the event the City Manager of the City of.
Yakima determines that in order to secure the
services of any person not residing within the
Yakima area as an employee of the City of Yakima,
it is necessary to pay the cost of moving the
household goods and personal effects of such
person from his place of residence to the City
of Yakima upon his appointment to city service,
then payment of reasonable and necessary moving
costs may be made from appropriate available
maintenance and operation funds in the City's
II/ annual budget, upon the approval of the City Manager.
3. The Council finds that in selecting personnel to
fill positions in the City of Yakima requiring
special experience and training to qualify for
such positions it becomes necessary, in order
to insure selection of the most qualified appli-
cant, that applicants for such positions be per-
sonally interviewed, and that in certain cases
the expense to the City of sending members of
boards, commissions and other officers of the
City to various localities for the purpose of
conducting such interviews exceeds the cost to
the city government of providing that the inter-
views be had in the City of Yakima at the City's
All, expense and that the payment by the City of the
necessary travel and subsistence expenses for a
limited number of applicants to be brought to the
City will result in a saving of expense to the
City in the outlay of travel and subsistence
expenses or in the time which would be lost by
reason of regular officers or employees of the
111 City conducting the interviews elsewhere. The
Council further finds that in such cases the pay-
ment by the City of the travel and subsistence
expense of—applicants requested to come to the
City of Yakima for interview is a proper munici-
pal expense and for a proper municipal purpose.
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4.
In ordet to make a proper determination of the
facts in cases where authority is requested
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to bring in applicants for any position in the
City of Yakima at the City's expense, the City
Manager is hereby authorized to determine the
facts, and upon approval by the City Manager,
based upon a determination that the payment
by the City of the expenses of bringing a limi-
ted number of applicants to the City of Yakima
for interview is necessary to make possible the
selection of the best available applicant for a
position involving special skill and experience
to properly discharge the duties thereof, and
that the payment of the expense of bringing
said applicants to the City is less than the
expense and loss to the City in sending its
officers, commissions or boards to conduct said
interview elsewhere, and that funds for the
payment of such expenses are lawfully avail-
able, payment therefor shall be considered as
approval by the City Council and shall be paid
from the fund to which said expenses are properly
chargeable.
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5. Training and education.
a. Policy. The City Council encourages the
training and education of city officers
and employees to the end that they may
more effectively render services to the
public in performing assigned duties or
in preparing to assume higher responsibi-
lities within the city service.
b. Reimbursement. Officers and employees
shall be entitled to reimbursement for ordi-
nary and reasonable expenses incurred in
pursuing such training and education on
compliance with the following conditions:
(i) In the opinion of the City Manager, the
seminar or course of study must be
related to the performance of duties
of the officer or employee in rendering II/
service to the public, or must assist
the officer or employee in preparing
to assume higher responsibilities with-
in the city service by promotional
or otherwise;
(ii) Specific written approval for the seminar
or course of study must be obtained
in advance from the City Manager or
his designate; and
(iii)Funds for reimbursement to the officer
or employee must be lawfully available
within the City's budget or by appropri-
ation therein."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4R day
of , 1979.
ATTEST;
Mayor
Cit C erk g
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