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BENEFITS
(A) The first day of the month following 60 days of service, full-time employees, as defined in § 38.002, are eligible to participate in employee benefit programs that are available.
(B) An employee who waives participation at the first enrollment opportunity, and later wishes to participate, will have to wait until the annual open enrollment period unless experiencing a qualifying event, i.e. marriage, divorce, birth of child, court order.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011; Ord. passed 7-10-2014)
(A) Immediately beginning full-time service, eligible employees are required to participate in the State Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
(B) Following retirement and meeting the IMRF’s criteria to obtain retirement benefits and having attained the required age under state law, a retired employee will be eligible to carry county insurance at his or her own expense until he or she is eligible for Medicare.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011; Res. passed 4-23-2015)
(A) It is the policy of the County Board to have a procedure for arbitration in the event no satisfactory solution may otherwise be reached.
(B) (1) If, within 14 days, the involved parties cannot mutually agree on the selection of an arbitrator, a list of seven arbitrators may be obtained from the State Labor Relations Board. The involved parties may then alternately dismiss the names of three arbitrators until one name remains.
(2) This person shall then preside as arbitrator.
(C) A jointly constructed letter notifying the arbitrator of his or her selection, date, time and place for the hearing should be sent. All hearings should be held in the county unless other arrangements are mutually agreed upon.
(D) Each party involved is responsible for expenses necessary to present their case. Each party shares equally the cost of the arbitrator.
(E) The decision of the arbitrator is binding.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
This policy shall provide a means for resolving complaints against the employee which involve the interpretation or application of policies.
(A) Step 1. A bona fide effort should be made to resolve a grievance informally. An employee shall submit a grievance orally within ten work days of the first event to the department head. The department head shall respond orally within five work days after its submission. If the grievance is not resolved orally, it shall be submitted in writing within five work days following receipt of the oral response from the department head. The written grievance shall state the relevant facts and cite the provision or provisions allegedly violated, along with the specific relief requested. The department head shall give his or her written answer within ten work days after receipt of written grievance. If the grievance is against the office holder, it shall be submitted to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee shall address the grievance within five working days after it is received.
(B) Step 2. If the grievance is not settled at Step 1 and the grievant wishes to appeal the grievance to Step 2, it shall be referred in writing to the Finance Committee within five work days after receipt of the written answer at Step 1 and shall be signed by the grievant. The Finance Committee shall give a written answer within ten work days after submission of the grievance at Step 2.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
ACCIDENTS
(A) It is the employee’s responsibility to report all accidents and injuries within 48 hours to his or her supervisor. It is necessary that the employee have the department head or designee complete an incident report form. Failure to immediately report an incident may eliminate coverage by workers’ compensation insurance. Department heads are responsible for immediately reporting all safety hazards to the Board office.
(B) An employee who suffers an on the job injury shall be granted an initial leave with full pay up to two working days without utilization of any accumulated sick leave or other benefits. In case of absence thereafter, the employee shall be permitted to utilize his or her accumulated sick leave.
(C) If medical attention is necessary during normal business hours, the employee shall see his or her physician. If it is an emergency situation or the physician is unavailable, then the employee shall go to the emergency room.
(D) In the event the employment-related injury becomes the subject of an award of the State Industrial Commission or is otherwise compensated for under applicable law, the employee shall immediately remit to the employer the dollar equivalent which duplicates payment received as sick leave days, whereupon the employee’s sick leave account shall be recredited with the number of sick leave days used and recompensated for. The employer, upon notice of one payroll period to the employee, may deduct the above mentioned remittance in cases where the employee fails to remit the appropriate dollar equivalent.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
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