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The Affirmative Action Program set forth herein is hereby adopted for the City: The City of Norton, Summit County, Ohio, is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the goals of the E.E.O./Affirmative Action Program. To this end, the City assures that:
(a) No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, disability, age or national origin.
(b) Hiring and placement decisions are based solely upon an individual's qualifications for the position, including experience, education and knowledge.
(c) Additionally, personnel policies, including, but not limited to, compensation benefits, transfers and training, are administered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, age or veteran's status.
(d) All employees of the City, and all persons having dealings with the City, will be made aware of the City's Affirmative Action Program, to ensure that all persons concerned have knowledge of the City's commitment and obligation to make reasonable accommodation for an employee or job applicant with a disability or handicap, to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat qualified individuals without discrimination based upon disability in all employment practices, including, but not limited to, hiring, promotion, transfer, recruitment, layoff, rate of pay, testing and training opportunities.
(e) The City will not discriminate against any qualified employee or applicant for employment because he or she has a handicap or a disability. Appointments, retentions, promotions and terminations shall be based solely on the individual's qualifications and performance.
(f) The City's objective shall be a work environment free of discrimination.
(g) The Mayor and Administrative Officer, or designee, are responsible for ensuring compliance with this program.
(Ord. 41-1997. Passed 6-9-97; Ord. 98-2005. Passed 1-23-06; Ord. 10-2018. Passed 3-12-18.)
The Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to enroll the City in up to three deferred compensation plans, including, but not limited to the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program and to take such further actions on behalf of the City as shall be necessary to implement the enrollment of the City or any of its employees in such plans. The Administrative Officer and the Director of Finance are each hereby authorized to provide the administrator(s) of such programs with any information they may properly require for the administration of the plans under this section.
(Res. 27-1989. Passed 4-10-89; Ord. 98-2005. Passed 1-23-06; Ord. 10-2018. Passed 3-12-18; Ord. 58-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)
(a) The City of Norton will continue to use the pick-up method for mandatory contributions by the Norton Police and Norton Fire Department employees who are members of the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund through payroll reductions.
(b) The picked-up contributions will not be included in the gross income of the employees for tax reporting purposes, that is, for Federal or State income tax withholding taxes, until distributed from the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund.
(c) The picked-up contributions will be included in the gross income of the employees, for employment tax purposes, as the contributions are made to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund.
(d) Any ordinances of the City of Norton in conflict with the provisions of this section are hereby repealed to the extent, and only to the extent, they are in conflict with the provisions contained herein.
(Ord. 78-1994. Passed 9-12-94; Ord. 98-2005. Passed 1-23-06; Ord. 10-2018. Passed 3-12-18.)
(a) The full amount of the statutorily required contribution to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System shall be withheld from the gross pay of each person within any of the classes established in subsection (b) hereof and shall be picked-up (assumed and paid to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System) by the City.
(b) The City shall, in reporting and making remittance to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, report that the public employee's contribution for each person subject to this designated pick-up has been made as provided by statute.
(c) The designated pick-up by the City, as provided by this section, shall apply to all City employees, elected officials, and others of the City who qualify for and contribute to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.
(d) The gross wage or salary of any persons subject to the designated pick-up provided by this section shall not change as a result of this pick-up.
(e) The Director of Finance is hereby directed to implement the provisions of this section to affect the designated pick-up of the statutorily required contributions to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System for those persons within the classes established in subsection (b) hereof so as to enable them to obtain the resulting Federal and State tax deferments and other benefits.
(Ord. 79-1994. Passed 9-12-94; Ord. 98-2005. Passed 1-23-06; Ord. 10-2018. Passed 3-12-18.)
(a) The City may provide a cell phone to an employee, as required by the Mayor, Administrative Officer, Director of Finance. The employee shall be responsible for any damage to the equipment or costs incurred for usage outside of City related business.
(b) The City may reimburse up to fifty-five dollars ($55.00) for personal cell phone use in lieu of a City issued cell phone. Employees choosing to use personal cell phones for municipal use assume the risk associated with their use and the City will not be responsible for any lost or damaged personal cell phones during the performance of assigned duties.
(Ord. 10-2018. Passed 3-12-18.)
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