HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-3077 YAKIMA CITY EMPLOYEES LEAVES OF ABSENCE & MONETARY PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE NO: 8077
AN ORDINANCE relating to personnel and leaves of absence; providing
for monetary payment of sick leave; and amending stibr
section E of Section 2.40.030 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Cbde.
BE IT ORDAINED.BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1, Subsection E of Section 2.40.030 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby attended to read as follows:
"2.40.030 Sick Leave.
E. Sick Leave Exchange. All permanent employees may exchange
accrued sick leave for pay or for additional leave time as appropriate,
in accordance with the options provided the employee, subject to the
following provisions:
1. NO exchange of accrued sick leave for additional leave
days or for cash will be granted for those employees with ninety days or
less of accrued sick leave except:
a. Effective January 1, 1988, upon retirement or death
the employee's accrued sick leave up to ninety days or less will be
exchanged for pay at the rate of fifty percent of the employee's
current base pay to a maximum of $12,500.
b. Effective January 1, 1988, upon termination under
honorable conditions, as distinct fran retirement or death, the
employee's accrued sick leave up to ninety days or less will be
exchange d for pay at the rate of twenty-five percent of the emr
ployee's current base pay to a maximum of $12,500. Honorable
termination includes layoff for budget reasons, resignation with
proper notice, and position abolition.
2. Exchange of accrued sick leave for additional leave days
or for cash will be granted to employees who have accrued ninety-one or
more days subject to the following provisions:
a. Effective January 1, 1988, upon retirement or death,
the employee's accrued sick leave up through a maximum of ninety
days will be exchanged for pay at the rate of one hundred percent
of the employee's current base pay to a maximum of $25,000.
b. Effective January 1, 1988, upon termination under
honorable conditions, as defined in subsection lb above, as dis-
tinct from death or retirement, the employee's accrued sick leave
up to a maximum of ninety days will be exchange d for pay at the
• rate of fifty percent of the employee's current base pay to a
maximum of $12,500.
c. Employees who have accrued more than ninety days of
sick leave may exchange such sick leave for bonus (additional)
leave days at the rate of four days of sick leave for each addi-
tional leave day, not to exceed a total of five added leave days
annually, utilization of which would be subject to the scheduling
and approval by the department head.
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3. In December of each year, any accruals beyond one-hund-
red-twenty-clay limitation applicable to fire department employees not
covered by the Washington State Law Enforcement Officer's and Fire-
fighters' Retirement System will be automatically exchanged based upon
the formula of eight hours pay for each thirty-two hours accrued or a
percentage thereof for smaller accruals. Such pay will appear on the
employee's final paycheck for the year.
4. Sick Leave Exchange Procedure. Any permanent employee
may exchange accrued sick leave as provided in subsections El, E2 or E3
of this section at the option of the employee, subject to the following
conditions and provisions, effective January 1, 1978:
a. A request for such an exchange shall be made to the
director of finance and budget. All requests shall be in writing
and shall be signed by the employee making the request.
b. Requests will be accepted only during the first five
working days of each month with exchange d leave to be available
within fifteen calendar days of the date the request is received by
the office of the director of finance & budget. Exceptions to the
above will be made for termination, layoff or disability retire-
ment.
c. NO request will be granted for less than eight
hours' pay or a minimum of three days' leave.
d. Nb exchange will be granted to an employee who has
been terminated for cause, as defined by civil service.
e. In the event of layoff, exchange requests are the
responsibility of the employee."
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 / / a day of
January, 1988.
C e
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
Publication Date JAN 2 2 1988
Effective Date FEB 2 1 19138
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