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Grafton, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF GRAFTON, OHIO
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF GRAFTON LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 256
Employees Generally
256.01   Bonds.
256.02   Holidays.
256.03   Vacations.
256.04   Sick or bereavement leave.
256.045   Sick leave donation policy.
256.05   Personal or business emergency leave.
256.06   Payment of unused sick leave and vacation time upon retirement.
256.07   Family Medical Leave Act.
256.08   Ohio Public Employees Retirement System contributions.
256.09   Drug-free workplace policy.
256.10   Alcohol and controlled substance testing policy for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
256.11   On-call schedule and compensation policy for EMS personnel.
256.12   Employee driving record review policy.
256.13   Vehicle use policy.
256.14   Credit card policy.
256.15   Cell phone use policy.
256.16   Travel allowance and expenditure policy.
256.17   Computer and internet usage policy.
Miscellaneous Regulations
256.40   Overtime pay.
256.41   Irregular compensation.
256.42   Defining the terms full-time and part-time.
256.43   Eligibility for health insurance coverage.
CROSS REFERENCES
Workers' compensation - see Ohio Const., Art. III, Sec. 35; Ohio R.C. Ch. 4123
Employee bonds - see CHTR. Art. IV, Sec. 7
Officers and employees generally - see CHTR. Art. VI
Conflicts of interest - see CHTR. Art. VIII, Sec. 12, Art. XII, Sec. 7; GEN. OFF. 606.17
Continuance of officers and employees - see CHTR. Art. XII, Sec. 5
Oath of office - see CHTR. Art. XII, Sec. 6
Public Employee's Retirement System - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 145
256.01   BONDS.
   (a)   The following officers of the Village shall give bond with good and sufficient surety according to law in the following amounts:
      (1)   The Mayor shall give bond in the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000).
      (2)   The Clerk-Treasurer shall give bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
      (3)   The Income Tax Clerk shall give bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
      (4)   Each member of Council shall give bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
   (b)   When such bonds are signed by a corporate surety company, authorized by the laws of the State to execute such bonds, the premiums thereon shall be paid from the General Fund of the Village.
256.02   HOLIDAYS.
   (a)   The paid holidays referred to in this section are:
      (1)   New Year's Day
      (2)   President's Day
      (3)   Good Friday
      (4)   Memorial Day
      (5)   Independence Day
      (6)   Labor Day
      (7)   Thanksgiving Day
      (8)   The Friday after Thanksgiving Day
      (9)   Christmas Day
   (b)   All full-time employees of the Village shall receive the paid holidays designated in division (a) of this section. Any full-time employee who is scheduled to work on one of such paid holidays may have that day off with pay for eight hours, the number of hours normally scheduled for that day. Full-time employees who work on the actual holiday will receive one and one-half pay for hours worked in addition to regular holiday pay. Part-time employees who work on the actual holiday receive one and one-half pay for hours worked.
   (c)   Full-time or part-time employees who are not scheduled to work on the actual holiday, but who are called out to work because of one or more emergencies, will receive one and one-half pay for hours worked.
   (d)   Full-time or part-time employees shall receive one and one-half pay for hours worked on either the actual holiday or on the observed day of the holiday, but such employees may not receive one and one-half pay for both days.
   (e)   Any unexcused absence on the last scheduled day before a paid holiday or on the first scheduled day after a paid holiday shall cancel holiday pay.
   (f)   Department heads shall keep the number of paid holidays worked to a minimum, consistent with the safety and welfare of the residents of the Village.
   (g)   Any holiday which falls on a weekend will be observed on the nearest workday to the legal holiday.
(Ord. 95-025. Passed 10-17-95; Ord. 21-006. Passed 4-20-21; Ord. 22-018. Passed 12-20-22.)
256.03   VACATIONS.
   (a)   Provided they have completed at least one year's service preceding the anniversary employment date of any given year, full-time employees shall be granted vacation rights, depending on their tenure of service, on the following schedule, provided, however, that vacation time cannot be accumulated and carried over from year to year.
 
Years of Service
Vacation
After the completion of 1 year
1 week
5 working days or 40 hours
After the completion of 2 years, until the completion of 10 years
2 weeks
10 working days or 80 hours
After the completion of 10 years, until the completion of 20 years
3 weeks
15 working days or 120 hours
After the completion of 20 years
4 weeks
20 working days or 160 hours
 
   (b)   Overtime work by full-time employees will not be considered in calculating vacation time.
   (c)   Any employee who is called in to work on any previously scheduled vacation day shall receive time and one-half pay for the actual hours worked, in addition to vacation pay as set forth in this chapter.
   (d)   Any full-time employee who is entitled to vacation time and does not use the vacation time, for any reason, by the end of his or her anniversary year, shall be reimbursed for up to one week (40 hours) of the unused time at that employee's regular rate of pay.
   (e)   All vacation time must be used within the anniversary year in which it is granted. No unused vacation time will be permitted to carry over into a new anniversary year.
(Ord. 95-028. Passed 11-21-95; Ord. 95-037. Passed 1-2-96; Ord. 01-026. Passed 12-4-01; Ord. 11-061. Passed 12-27-11.)
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