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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.)
(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.)
(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.)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 149.20 was repealed by Ordinance 64-12.
An employee of the City, while serving upon a jury in any court, shall be paid at his or her regular salary rate for each of his or her work days during the period of time so served. Time so served shall be deemed active and continuous service for all purposes. In addition to the compensation provided for herein, any jury fees paid to the employee/juror for service in any court except the Lakewood Municipal Court shall be retained by the employee to compensate for the expenses of jury service.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
(a) If death occurs among members of the employee's family, such employee shall be granted paid funeral leave in accordance with the following schedule, provided, the employee attends the funeral:
(1) | Spouse, son, daughter, stepchild, mother, father, stepparent; | 10 calendar days |
(2) | Brother, sister, grandparent, grandparent- in-law, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in- law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law; | 5 calendar days |
(3) | Aunt, uncle, niece, nephew; | 1 calendar day |
A. Upon approval, if an employee on funeral leave for the death of the employee's aunt, uncle, niece or nephew requests additional time off, additional days may be granted and charged to sick leave or vacation at the employee's option, up to a maximum of 3 days.
(b) If the death of the family member occurs outside of the continental United States and the employee does not attend the funeral, one (1) day paid funeral leave will be granted.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
Effective July 1, 2002, the City shall provide a policy of life insurance in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for all full-time permanent hourly employees and all annual salaried employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(Ord. 49-01. Passed 11-5-2001.)
(a) Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law, the Mayor, members of Council and the directors of departments shall not, during their term of office, hold any other public office except that of notary public, Reserve Corps of the United States or member of the State Militia, nor shall they hold public employment with the City.
(b) The Mayor, members of Council and directors of departments shall not, during their term of office, be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract with or job, work or service for the City, nor shall the Mayor, members of Council and directors of departments, during their term of office, or any other employee of the City, during their employment by the City, practice law or give legal advice or be associated with another in the practice of law in any matter or controversy in which the City is or may become a party, except on behalf of the City as an officer or employee.
(c) This Section shall not prohibit the Mayor, members of Council and the directors of departments and other officials or employees of the City from serving as a member or official of any organization of governments, special unit of government or an organization of governmental officials, whether such organization or special unit of government is organized as a special district, regional council of governments, nonprofit corporation or some other form under the statutes or Constitutions of the State or the federal government. This Section shall not prohibit the Mayor, members of Council and the directors of departments and other officials or employees of the City from serving as a member or an official in any other nonprofit corporation where their service is in the capacity of representing the City. When serving as a member or an official of any organization of governments, special unit of government or an organization of governmental officials, or where the Mayor, members of Council and the directors of departments and other officials or employees of the city's service are members or officials of a nonprofit corporation permitted by this Section, such persons shall not be deemed to be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or service for the City or other transaction because of any contract or other transaction between the City and such organizations, special unit of government or nonprofit corporation; and the Mayor, members of Council and the directors of depm1ments and other officials or employees of the City may fully participate (1) in their respective official capacities in the deliberations by the City or its agencies, and (2) in their capacity as members or officials of such organization of governments, special unit of government, organization of governmental officials or nonprofit corporation, including the right to vote with respect to such contract, job, work, service or other transaction.
(d) Any willful violation of this Section shall constitute malfeasance in office, and any such officer or employee found guilty thereof by a court of law shall forfeit his or her office.
(Ord. 58-17. Passed 6-18-2018.)
(a) All employees who are eligible City employees pursuant to Section 149.14 shall be eligible to take paid parental leave one time in a twelve-month period.
(b) All employees who are eligible City employees pursuant to Section 149.14 who are parents who give birth are eligible to take childbirth leave one time in a twelve-month period.
(c) Paid parental leave and paid childbirth leave must be taken in one uninterrupted period of leave time and must be taken within twelve months following the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
(d) Paid parental leave and paid childbirth leave shall run concurrently with Family Medical Leave Act leave and be counted against the amount of FMLA leave available to employees taking these benefits.
(e) Whenever the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care is foreseen, the employee must provide the Director of Human Resources at least thirty days' notice of his or her intention to take paid parental leave or paid childbirth leave.
(f) An employee who would otherwise be eligible for paid parental leave pursuant to above, whose child is stillborn or dies during the third trimester of pregnancy, is eligible for three calendar weeks of paid parental leave following the date of death of the unborn or stillborn child. In the event the newly born or adopted child dies during the period of time that the employee is on paid parental leave, the employee shall be entitled to the full extent of the paid parental leave permitted above, and the paid parental leave shall not terminate due to the death of the child. All other provision of the paid parental leave granted pursuant to above shall apply.
(g) If an employee is enrolled in group health insurance or other insurance benefits sponsored by the City, these benefits will continue as if the employee had not taken leave.
(h) Paid parental leave and paid childbirth leave taken by an employee shall not be counted as time worked for the purposes of calculating overtime.
(i) The Director of Human Resources shall promulgate a policy related to provision of medical documentation, adoption or foster documentation, intermittent leave, returning to work, confidentiality and any other relevant considerations not inconsistent with this section or the Family and Medical Leave Act.
(Ord. 19-2022. Passed 7-5-22.)