CHAPTER 171 – EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS
171.01   Oath of Office
171.02   Hours of Employment
171.03   Employment of Health Care Professionals for Employee Examinations
171.04   Special Hazard Employment
171.05   Overtime Work; Compensatory Time Off
171.06   Pay for Shift Differential
171.07   Longevity Pay
171.071   Longevity Pay for Division of Police and Division of Fire
171.08   Absence of Officials; Acting Officials
171.09   Extra Compensation for Serving in Higher Capacity
171.10   Acceptance of Outside Employment
171.11   Insurance Required
171.12   Type and Amount of Insurance Coverage Required
171.13   Purchase of Insurance
171.14   Bond Approval and Premium Payment
171.15   Bond of Mayor
171.16   Bonds of Directors, President of Council, Commissioner of Accounts and City Treasurer
171.17   Bond of the Bailiff of Municipal Court
171.18   Filing Bonds and Insurance; Record
171.19   Lists of Bonded Employees
171.20   Appointing Officer Responsible for Bonding
171.21   Appointments Not Effective until Bonding
171.22   Hospitalization Deduction
171.23   Voluntary Deductions for Public Employees Retirement System
171.24   Voluntary Deductions for Employees Credit Unions
171.241   Voluntary Deductions for the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority’s College Advantage Savings Plan
171.242   Voluntary Deductions for the RTA Commuter Advantage Program
171.25   Voluntary Deductions for Payment of Group Life Insurance Premiums
171.26   Voluntary Deductions for Payment of Fire and Casualty Insurance Premiums
171.27   Purchase of Savings Bonds
171.28   Vacation Leave
171.29   Unused Vacation Leave and Overtime Pay of Deceased Employee
171.30   Holidays
171.31   Sick Leave
171.311   Establishing a Sick Time Contribution Program for Employees of City Council
171.32   Group Term Life Insurance
171.33   Hospitalization for Certain Employees
171.34   Hospitalization for Sworn Members of Police and Fire Divisions
171.35   Hospitalization for Mayor and All Elected Councilmen
171.36   Prescription Drug Program
171.37   Reimbursement of Tuition for Employee Education
171.371   Payment of Costs of Attracting Certain Personnel
171.372   Agreements for Information Technology Training
171.38   Ethical Conduct and Conflict of Interest
171.39   Special Death Benefit for Employees of the City of Cleveland
171.391   Health Care Benefits for Surviving Spouse and Dependents of Employees Killed in the Line of Duty
171.40   Use of City Credit Cards
171.41   Travel Expenses
171.42   Calculation of and Deduction for Maintenance
171.421   Charge for Use of City-Owned Cars for Commuting
171.43   Vehicle Mileage Allowance
171.44   Deputy Bailiff’s Vehicle Mileage Allowance
171.45   Probation Officer’s Vehicle Mileage Allowance
171.46   Polygraph Testing
171.47   Reserved
171.48   Reserved
171.49   Officers’ and Employees’ Right to Free Expression
171.50   Right of Officers and Employees to Meet and Discuss
171.51   Effect of Existing Regulations
171.52   Existing Eligible List Prohibits Promotion, Appointment, Assignment or Transfer
171.53   Employees’ Right to Counsel in Disciplinary Hearings
171.54   Deferred Compensation Plan
171.55   Temperatures and Weather Conditions
171.56   Compensation for School Crossing Guards
171.57   Military Service Leave of Absence; Benefits During Service
171.58   Compensation While on Jury Duty
171.59   Payment for Tool Insurance
171.60   Dental Care Insurance
171.601   Dental Care Insurance Exception
171.61   City Employees Entitled to Benefits of Federally Administered Loan and Grant Programs for Home Loans and Grants
171.62   Benefits for Executive Assistants – Council Members
171.621   Benefits for Council Employees
171.63   Incentive Pay for Airport Emergency Medical Technicians
171.64   Rehabilitation Contracts
171.65   Domestic Partner Benefits – Repealed
171.66   Residency Requirements
171.67   Paid Safe Leave
171.68   Paid Parental Leave
171.99   Penalty
   Note: The legislative history of this chapter, except where specifically noted at the end of a section, is as follows: Ordinance No. 63410-A, passed September 22, 1924.
Charter reference:
   Civil Service, Charter § 124 et seq.
   Compensation of officers and employees, Charter § 191
   Contract interest, Charter § 195
   Hours of labor, Charter § 196
   Officers required to take oath of office, Charter § 194
Cross-reference:
   Compensation of officers and employees, CO Ch. 173
   Contract interest, CO 615.10
   Deductions for municipal income tax, CO 191.1302
   Workers’ compensation actuarial services, CO 127.10
Statutory reference:
   Bond, RC 733.69 et seq.
   Civil Service, O Const, Art XV § 10
   Conduct and delinquent charges, RC 733.34 et seq.
   Deductions for municipal income tax, RC 9.42
   Expenses for attendance at conference or convention, RC 733.79
   Officers required to take oath of office, O Const, Art XV § 7
   Public Employees Retirement System, RC Ch. 145
   Sick leave, RC 124.38
   Validity of bond, RC 3.34, 733.71, 3929.14 et seq.
   Workers’ compensation, O Const, Art II § 35; RC Ch. 4123
§ 171.01 Oath of Office
   The members and the Clerk of Council, the Mayor, the directors of all departments, the commissioners or chiefs of all divisions, the City Treasurer and all cashiers in the City Treasury, the chiefs or heads of all bureaus or offices of record, the deputies of any of them, the members of all boards and commissions and clerks or other employees whose duties involve the handling of money belonging to the City, or the purchase or sale of anything in behalf of the City or the negotiation or making of contracts in behalf of the City, shall before entering upon the duties of such office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to be filed and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Council in substantially the following form:
“I, _______________ do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and that I will faithfully, honestly, and impartially discharge the duties of the office of _______________ of the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, during my continuance in said office.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this _______ day of _______, A.D. _______
   /sig/
   Notary Public.”
   The oath herein prescribed may be administered by the Mayor or the Clerk of Council, the director of any department, the commissioner or chief of any division or office or by any notary public authorized to administer oaths in the State.
§ 171.02 Hours of Employment
   In all departmental divisions having plants or functions that are required to be continuously operated twenty-four (24) hours a day, the directors of the departments concerned may provide, within the limit of the number fixed by the Board of Control, for as many shifts and crews to man them as in their judgment shall best conduce to the successful and efficient operation of such plants or functions. Such director may also prescribe a schedule fixing the hours during which each shift shall work and the days each crew, and the employees in each crew, shall work. However, such schedule shall be so arranged that each employee in each crew shall be employed not less than one hundred sixty-five (165) hours out of every eight hundred forty (840) hours of such continuous operation.
(Ord. No. 104274. Passed 5-25-36)
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