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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 6.G.
For Meeting of: September 6, 2016
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance relating to Leaves of Absence and amending Yakima
Municipal Code Section 2.40.050 Military Leave
SUBMITTED BY: Bronson Faul, Senior Assistant City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The language in Yakima Municipal Code Section 2.40.050 Military Leave is not consistent with
RCW 38.40.060, therefore, it needs to be changed. The current language allows a maximum of
15 days leave per year and state law allows 21 days per year.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: NA
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL: "If City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Pass Ordinance.
BOARD /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
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ORDINANCE NO. 2016 -
AN ORDINANCE relating to Leaves of Absence and amending Yakima Municipal Code
Section 2.40.050 Military Leave.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 2.40.050 of the Yakima Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
2.40.050 Military leave.
Leave not to exceed fifteen twenty -one days during each calendar year
beginning October 1S and ending the following September 30 over and above
annual vacation or sick leave, may be allowed any employee who is a member
of the National Guard or of any organized reserve or Armed Forces of the
United States. The employee will be paid 1=11s —their normal pay during such
military leave period when taking part in active training duty. The tcrm "days" a!)
- - e • - - - - •• - - - - -- e- - - . No calcndar days shall be charged
against the fifteen twenty -one day military leave period for nonwork days before
the beginning or after the end of any active military leave period.
(Ord. 2014 §_ 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2014 -023 § 6 (part), 2014: Ord. 1911 § 1,
1976: Ord. 69 § 1 (part), 1960).
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 6th day of September,
2016.
ATTEST: Kathy Coffey, Mayor
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
ORDINANCE NO. 2016 -
AN ORDINANCE relating to Leaves of Absence and amending Yakima Municipal Code
Section 2.40.050 Military Leave.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 2.40.050 of the Yakima Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
2.40.050 Military leave.
Leave not to exceed twenty -one days during each year beginning
October 1S and ending the following September 30 over and above annual
vacation or sick leave, may be allowed any employee who is a member of the
National Guard or of any organized reserve or Armed Forces of the United
States. The employee will be paid their normal pay during such military leave
period when taking part in active training duty. No days shall be charged against
the twenty -one day military leave period for nonwork days before the beginning
or after the end of any active military leave period. (Ord. 2014 -026 § 1 (part),
2014: Ord. 2014 -023 § 6 (part), 2014: Ord. 1911 § 1, 1976: Ord. 69 § 1 (part),
1960).
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 6th day of September,
2016.
ATTEST: Kathy Coffey, Mayor
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date: