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Lakewood, OH Code of Ordinances
Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, Ohio
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 32-00
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE ONE - General Provisions
TITLE THREE - Legislative
TITLE FIVE - Administrative
CHAPTER 123 Departments and Directors Established
CHAPTER 125 Mayor
CHAPTER 127 Department of Law
CHAPTER 128 Municipal Income Tax (Through December 31, 2015)
CHAPTER 128 Municipal Income Tax Effective January 1, 2016
CHAPTER 129 Department of Finance; Moneys, Investments and Funds
CHAPTER 131 Department of Public Works
CHAPTER 133 Department of Public Safety
CHAPTER 135 Division of Police
CHAPTER 137 Division of Fire
CHAPTER 138 Department of Human Resources
CHAPTER 139 Department of Planning and Development
CHAPTER 140 Department of Human Services
CHAPTER 141 Special Assessments
CHAPTER 142 Community Relations Advisory Commission
CHAPTER 143 City Records Commission
CHAPTER 144 Civil Service Commission
CHAPTER 145 Keep Lakewood Beautiful Board
CHAPTER 146 Animal Safety and Welfare Advisory Board
CHAPTER 147 Bonds
CHAPTER 148 Personal Information Systems
CHAPTER 149 Employment Provisions
CHAPTER 150 Public Art Advisory Board
CHAPTER 151 Sundry Claims (Repealed)
CHAPTER 152 Tree Advisory and Education Board
CHAPTER 153 Urban Renewal
CHAPTER 154 Planning Commission
CHAPTER 155 Real Property Transactions
CHAPTER 156 Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals
CHAPTER 157 Collective Bargaining (Repealed)
CHAPTER 158 Child Care Services Advisory Board (Repealed)
CHAPTER 159 Youth Council.
CHAPTER 160 Audit Committee
TITLE SEVEN - Judicial
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - SANITARY CODE
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149.12 CITY'S RIGHTS RESERVED.
   Nothing herein contained shall be construed to create any vested right. The City hereby expressly reserves all rights and powers to amend, alter, repeal or revoke any provision of this chapter and any interest, privilege, benefit or right created thereby.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
149.13 SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE. (REPEALED)
   EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 149.13 was repealed by Ordinance 63-11.
149.14 HOSPITALIZATION COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES.
   (a)   For the purposes of this section, “eligible City employees” means employees of Lakewood Municipal Court and the City of Lakewood who meet the eligibility criteria established by the City’s health and welfare plans, but excludes members of Council, part-time hourly employees, temporary employees, seasonal employees, school guards, and members of the Civil Service Commission. Medical benefits shall become effective for each eligible employee on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the individual is hired.
   (b)   The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to pay from City funds on behalf of each eligible City employee who is a participant in the City’s primary group hospitalization plan or dental plan as adopted by the City, the full or a portion of the monthly cost of said coverage, including claims costs and all administrative charges, for single or family coverage, as selected by the employee and as established by City policy or an applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(Ord. 38-2023. Passed 11-20-23.)
149.141 HOSPITALIZATION COVERAGE FOR COUNCILPERSONS.
   The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to pay from City the full or a portion of the monthly cost of coverage under the City’s primary group hospitalization plan and dental plan, including claims costs and all administrative charges, for single or family coverage as selected by the Councilperson and as established by City policy, for Councilpersons who are enrolled in the City’s hospitalization or dental plan.
(Ord. 63-11. Passed 12-19-2011.)
149.15 UNIFORMS FOR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.
   Upon requisition issued by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee and approved by the Mayor, the Director of Finance is authorized and directed to pay, from the funds from time to time appropriated for such purpose, the cost of uniforms for appropriate employees of the Department of Public Works.
(Ord. 41-11. Passed 10-3-2011.)
149.16 MILITARY LEAVE; COMPENSATION.
   (a)   All full-time, permanent, hourly employees and all annual, salaried employees shall be granted leaves of absence from their respective positions without loss of pay for the time they are performing service in the uniformed services, for periods of up to one month, for each year in which they are performing service in the uniformed services.
   (b)   Any full-time, permanent, hourly employee or annual, salaried employee who is entitled to the leave provided under subsection (a) of this section, and who is called or ordered to the uniformed services for longer than a month, for each federal fiscal year in which the employee performed service in the uniformed services, because of an executive order issued by the president of the United States, because of an act of congress, or because of an order to perform duty issued by the governor pursuant to section 5919.29 of the Revised Code is entitled, during the period designated in the order or act, to a leave of absence and to be paid, during each biweekly pay period of that leave of absence, the lesser of (1) the difference between the employee's gross biweekly wage or salary as a employee and the sum of the employee's gross uniformed pay and allowances received in that pay period; or (2) two hundred fifty dollars.
   (c)   No employee shall receive payments under subsection (b) hereof, if the sum of the employee's gross uniformed pay and allowances received in a pay period exceed the employee's gross wage or salary for that period or if the employee is receiving pay under subsection (a) hereof.
   (d)   Each employee who is entitled to leave provided under subsection (b) hereof shall submit to the employee's appointing authority the published order authorizing the call or order to the uniformed services or a written statement from the appropriate military commander authorizing that service, prior to being credited with that leave.
   (e)   The City shall maintain or reactivate all medical, dental and prescription benefits of an employee who is entitled to leave provided under subsection (b) hereof at the request of the employee, the employee's spouse or the employee's dependent. The employee, spouse or dependent and the City shall continue to be liable for payment of the cost of said benefits as if the employee were not on a leave of absence.
   (f)   As used in this section, "month, means twenty-two eight-hour work days or one hundred seventy-six hours, or for firefighters or emergency medical technicians, seventeen twenty-four-hour days or four hundred eight hours, within one fiscal year.
Ord. 38-18. Passed 11-5-2018.)
149.17 MILEAGE ALLOWANCE.
   Employees of the City, and volunteers of Lakewood Office on Aging, who are required to use their personal automobile in carrying out their duties on behalf of the City, shall be paid a mileage allowance indexed to the per mile rate authorized by the Internal Revenue Code; provided, however, that such personal car use shall be approved by the appropriate department head and provided further that, when applicable, such allowance shall not exceed the cost of round trip coach air fare for such trip.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
149.18 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.
   (a)   The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to establish a voluntary deferred compensation plan for the City, to take any and all action as necessary to participate in the Ohio Deferred Compensation Plan on behalf of any employee who agrees to participate, and to continue any agreements currently in effect, for those employees formerly enrolled, in private deferred compensation plans.
   (b)   The Director of Finance is hereby authorized, by payroll deduction, to pay any approved amounts to the Ohio Deferred Compensation Program or any other existing deferred compensation program on behalf of enrolled employees.
   (c)   For the purposes of this section, “employee” means any person whether appointed, elected or under contract, providing services for the City for which compensation is paid.
   (d)   The deferred compensation program established by this section shall exist and serve in addition to retirement, pension or benefit systems established for the benefit of employees of the City and no deferral of income under the deferred compensation program shall effect a reduction of any retirement, pension or other benefit provided by law. However, any sum deferred under the deferred compensation program shall not be included for the purposes of computation of any taxes withheld on behalf of any such employee, except municipal income tax or as otherwise permitted by law.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
149.19 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANNUAL SALARIED EMPLOYEES.
   (a)   With the approval of the Mayor, Department Director and the Personnel Administrator, annual salaried employees who have been employed by the City for a minimum of one year, excluding members of the Divisions of Police and Fire, may take accredited college courses which have a direct relationship to the employee’s currently assigned position. Employees shall be reimbursed tuition expenses by the City in accordance with the following schedule:
 
Grade Received
Tuition Reimbursement (Percent)
A
100
B
75
C
50
D or lower
No reimbursement
 
   (b)   The Director of Finance is authorized to pay the tuition expenses in accordance with the above schedule upon completion of the course by the employee, provided such employee agrees, in writing, to refund the reimbursement to the City should the employee terminate his or her employment within one year subsequent to the date of reimbursement.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
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