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City employees have the responsibility of:
(A) Reporting for work on time;
(B) Performing his duties in a manner which contributes to the efficiency of public operations and the improvement of services to the public;
(C) Observing safety rules, hours of work, proper operation and maintenance of equipment, and procedure for security of property;
(D) Consulting with his department head for his approval when outside employment is contemplated. No city employee may hold outside employment without the approval of his department head. However, in no case shall outside employment of a city employee be permitted to interfere with duties either in terms of "conflict of interest" or in physical capabilities. Department heads who are considering outside employment shall consult with the Mayor for his approval.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - )
(A) City employees are expected to observe their assigned hours of work. If an employee must be absent from work or tardy, he has the responsibility to notify his supervisor as soon as possible. Employees are subject to be docked, in increments of one-fourth of an hour for time absent from the job during the scheduled work shift.
(B) Employees are to keep the city advised of their current address, phone number, and number of eligible dependents.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1995-10, passed 6-20-95)
Due to the demand in work habits of each department of the city, each department head shall set the following work practices:
(A) Starting time.
(B) Quitting time.
(C) Break time. (Not to exceed one ten-minute break every four hours period with pay).
(D) Lunch. (Not to exceed one hour without pay).
(E) Schedules of work.
(F) Overtime.
(G) Safety rules.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - )
(A) Seniority shall be deemed to mean length of continuous service with the city since the employee's most recent date of hire. Full-time employees must complete a six-month probationary period in order to acquire seniority rights. Only full-time regular employees possess seniority rights.
(B) Employees shall lose seniority rights for the following reasons:
(1) Voluntarily leaving the service of the city.
(2) Discharge for proper cause, subject to the complaint procedure.
(3) Overstaying an excused absence or a leave of absence or accepting other employment while on an excused absence or leave of absence. If extenuating circumstances make it impossible to meet this requirement, consideration will be given.
(4) Absence from work for more than three consecutive work days without notification.
(5) A layoff in excess of 12 continuous months.
(6) Failure to report for work within five days after being recalled from layoff. Recalls shall be by certified or registered mail.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - )
(A) Employees may be laid off or demoted by reason of lack of work or funds, or the abolishment of positions. The order in which employees are laid off or demoted shall be determined in accordance with the interest of efficiency of public operations; however, normally employees will be laid off recognizing the principles of seniority within a job classification within a department. Senior employees may be assigned across department lines providing the employee can perform the work in a normal manner.
(B) The city is not expected to train employees on newly assigned jobs, beyond familiarization time of 20 work days, during a reduction in work force.
(C) Regular employees on layoff will be recalled in seniority order to:
(1) The job classification in the department from which they were laid off; or
(2) A job they can be expected to perform in a normal manner.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - )
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Progression from the minimum to the maximum pay rate for each job classification shall take place upon the recommendation of an employee's department head and the approval of the Mayor, if the employee is under the Mayor's supervision, or the approval of the Clerk-Treasurer, if the employee is under the Clerk-Treasurer's supervision.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 1992-35, passed 12-22-92)
(A) If an employee who is paid by the hour works more than 40 hours during any seven-day period, provided the additional hourly work was at the direction of his department head, the employee shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times his hourly rate of pay for such hours.
(B) If the employee so desires, he may request in writing time off work at a rate of one and one- half hours for each hour overtime in lieu of overtime wages. Said request shall be presented to his department head. It shall be the duty of the department head to approve or disapprove the request. Disapproval would result in the employee being paid the overtime wage rate.
(C) All time off work taken in this fashion must be taken within the same pay period of succeeding pay period and may not be accumulated to more than 24 work hours. During an emergency any hours exceeding 24 will be paid at overtime rate.
(Ord. 1982-6, passed - - )
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