(a) In an effort to address employee recruitment and retention issues in the Department of Golf and assist golf course personnel in evaluating and assessing the overall condition of the Municipality's golf course, free golf is hereby established as a fringe benefit for all full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees in the Department of Golf.
(b) Golf Department employees may play golf without charge on a "Space Available Basis". Space Available Basis is defined as the availability of consecutive tee times and/or available practice stations on the golf range. If the tee time before and after the time the employee seeks to play is filled and/or there is limited space available on the golf range, the employee must wait until there are consecutive tee times available, and/or multiple practice stations are available on the golf range. Under no circumstances is an employee permitted to schedule a tee time or reserve a practice station on the golf range when exercising this privilege. Golf Department employees may exercise this privilege on the following days and times:
(1) Monday through Friday on a Space Available Basis
(2) After 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays on a Space Available Basis
(c) Full-time employees may play anytime within the above-stated guidelines. Seasonal and part-time employees may play anytime within the stated parameters provided they are scheduled during the week they are seeking to play.
(d) Patrons of the Links at Groveport shall always have priority and will bump any employee seeking to play free golf under these provisions. Any employee playing outside the above-established guidelines shall be charged resident rates. All golf must be played outside of scheduled work times.
(e) All employee golf is to be reported, documented and tracked as it occurs. Department of Golf employee golf activity shall be reported to the Director of Golf.
(f) Employees shall abide by all golf course rules, policies and generally accepted golf etiquette.
(g) Failure to conform to the foregoing employee golf program stipulations can result in loss of privileges or disciplinary action. All participating employees shall be advised that while free golf is available as a fringe benefit pursuant to this Section, it is nevertheless a privilege, and not a right. (Ord. 19-008. Passed 3-25-19.)