(a) The Council of the Village of Lordstown hereby authorizes the Clerk of the Village of Lordstown to enforce reimbursement from Village employees who negligently incur bank fees charged to Village accounts as a result of employee neglect in processing checks or ach transactions such as:
(1) A bank account is changed and the Payroll Clerk is not notified within a timely manner to process such changes;
(2) A check is cashed after the ninety-day expiration date;
(3) Or for any reason a check is returned, that is not the fault of the Village, and is the employee’s responsibility; and
(4) Any other charges not covered above that is not the fault of the Village where Village accounts are charged, then such charges shall be assessed to the employee.
(b) Village employees who believe they have been wrongly assessed recoupment of any such charges by this policy shall have the right to appeal such dispute to the Mayor whose decision shall be final. (Ord. 23-2020. Passed 6-15-20.)