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", n ") 1"1 (J e 1) .u 4 '. - --.. ... ,- 10/2}/69__ --- - ----- ---- --~-- ------- --...- -- ---------- -- ------------ - --- _____~__._______u__ ____. - - - - - - - -.. . ~ - _. - - - ,. . ~ . -.. -, -- - ..- -- . - - " . . . - - I 5. Personnel Policies - SICK LEAVE - The present policy is one day for every month of I 1 I employment, which is not available for use until employed 90 days. There has been a limit of 90 days accumulation, and staff is recommending that the maximum be removed from this. There is a proposal from employe representatives to provide that the City pay in cash or in some way compensate for a portion of sick leave not used. It is recommended that sick leave be allowed for sickness of employes and be allowed for illness of employe immediate family, unless illness of too basic type, or would require extensive close care. In those cases they are expected to make other arrangements. Firefighters concur in this. COMPENSATION FOR SICK LEAVE TIME UNUSED.- Doug Post commented the employe group felt some type of compensation should be given after a certain length of time with the I City. Upon termination of at least ten years employment, an employe would receive pay for 25% of unused sick leave, up to a maximum of thirty days. This would provide a financial cushion until other work is found. The City has no unemployment compensation or insurance. This would also provide an incentive to accumulate sick leave, rather than abuse the privilege. e Pat Flynn said the Fire Fighters have a proposal, but felt if and when the philosophy of collective bargaining is accepted, this would be brought up. I Councilman Gribskov viewed sick leave as a type of insurance. It is nice to have when needed, but if you don't need it, you don't normally collect. I Mrs. Hayward felt there was something to be said for the argument that people are more apt to treat it as a kind of insurance rather than abuse the privilege if they have an incentive for accumulating it. Director of Public Works agreed that abuse was a problem in large departments, but did not understand the reasoning behind ten years. He felt there would still be abuse until the ten years was up. The staff would vote for some type incentive program. I Councilman Teague thought of this as a total package Certain people in the City don't I receive things like this, and the Council is interested in the overall package. Mr. Flynn suggested that this could be considered payment in lieu of unemployment insurance. COMPASSIONATE LEAVE - The City has a policy when a death in immediate family, department head may grant sufficient time off with pay to make arrangements and attend the funera 1, up to a maximum' of five calender days, which would not be charged to sick leaye.....The reasoning is that time required may vary in relation to distance. The Employe 'Assn. recommends five working days, and that brother-in-law. and sister-in-law be included, immediate family. .... as Mr. Post said the reasoning was that a person might die at a time when it was necessary to include a weekend. It was also felt that a brother-in-law or gister-in-law might - at ~~l!1es be c_l~~er to__qE1_e.-..!.han~ister_QL1;>_rotn~r, so the~g snouJd be included. - -' - ----' - - I Mr. Jackson said the Fire Fighters did ask for two shifts. This could account for six days, and firemen would police own ranks so that six days would not be abused. Personnel Director said throughout the discussion the concern of the administration has been voiced. These things are all at the discretion of supervisors and department heads, who are .paid to carry this responsibility. e I Public Works Director said it is not the City's policy to carry the entire burden. I Individuals may still resort to vacation time, or leave without pay, for extreme cases. Mr. Gribskov moved seconded by Mrs. Hayward to add brother-in-law and sister-in-law to immed ia te family, under terms of compassionate leave. Motion carried. WITNESS ON JURY DUTY - Employe Assn. wants deletion of section saying "As a result of duties with the City". When an employe is subpoenaed as a witness for a reason other I than city business, the City has no part of it and should not pay his salary. ! Councilman Wingard said an employe who is an innocent bystander should be paid for his i time. The City attorney said compensation for a witness is about $5.24 per day. ! i I this obligation. Mr. Wingard said I Personnel Director did not feel the City had if I you are talking about participating as a citizen in justice, you are talking about I whether jury duty, or as a bystander witness. Councilman Mohr agreed with Mr. Wingard. i I Mrs. Beal asked about a person accused of a crime. Mr. Jackson said a Fireman is suspended without pay, if accused of a felony. If exonerated, he is reimbursed for I I lost time. I I i There was further Council discussion about.the right of the City to suspend a man I accused of crime. Mayor Anderson said this should be brought up at a later time. I '.- '~-----'-'-.. -'---'. -_._.. --"-'-- ------ - ------- --. .------.------ e I ,I 10/27/69 - 2 !, II ~ .~