135.07 HOURS OF WORK.

   (a)   Employees Generally. The work week of all employees shall be thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours except as might otherwise be provided herein, or by directive of the Mayor.

(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.08 TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.

   (a)   There is delegated to the Mayor the authority to order such travel by employees as he finds necessary or appropriate in the conduct of the City's business.

   (b)   The Mayor, upon authorizing any employee to travel, shall issue a written order, subject to certification of availability of funds for such travel by the Director of Finance, setting forth the destination, purpose, date and estimate of such expense.

   (c)   Whenever it is deemed necessary by the Mayor, and upon issue of a written order, the Director of Finance shall advance such estimate of expense from City funds.

   (d)   Within forty-eight (48) hours following such authorized travel, such employee shall return such prior issued written order to the Director of Finance, together with a certification as to actual expense substantiated by receipt for each and every item of expense except as otherwise provided herein.

   (e)   The return of such travel order, certification and receipts for actual expense shall be the authority of the Director of Finance to reimburse such employee for actual expense or such employee shall repay to the City any unexpended balance of his authorized advance of funds for such purpose.

   (f)   The Mayor and Director of Finance shall issue from time to time a schedule of expense amounts to be paid without receipt for use of personal automobile and daily food allowance. An incidental travel expense of not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) per day is hereby allowed to be incurred without written receipt.

   (g)   Any employee authorized to travel and failing to comply with the provisions for authorization, written order, and return of expense as provided herein, shall not be entitled to subsequent travel authorization.
(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.09 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS.

   There is delegated to the Mayor the authority to approve the membership in various associations and the payment of dues therefor for the officials and employees, as the Mayor shall deem advantageous to the City, subject to appropriation of funds therefor by Council. The Director of Finance shall furnish to Council annually with the tentative budget a list of such memberships and the dues involved therewith.
(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.10 GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.

   It is recognized that there are some employees for whom benefits are currently provided who do not come within the indicated employment status and such benefits shall continue for such employees until their employment is terminated.
(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.11 RETIREE RE-EMPLOYMENT.

   Any retiree from a State of Ohio Pension System subsequently employed by this City, shall be entitled to employee benefits on the same basis as a new employee, unless otherwise provided for by ordinance of Council.
(Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.12 MILITARY LEAVE.

   (a)   Effective January 1, 2000, permanent City employees who are members of the Ohio organized militia, or members of other reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, are entitled to leave 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 calendar year in which they are performing service in the uniformed services.

   (b)   As used in this section, "calendar year" means the year beginning on the first day of January and ending on the last day of December, and "month" means twenty-two eight-hour work days or 176 hours within one calendar year.

   (c)   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) hereof, any permanent City employee who is entitled to the leave provided under subsection (a) hereof and who is called or ordered to the uniformed services for longer than a month, for each calendar year in which the employee performed service in the uniformed services, because of an executive order issued by the President of the United States or an act of Congress, is entitled, during the period designated in the order or act, to a leave of absence and to be paid, during each month of that leave of absence, the lesser of the following:

      (1)   The difference between the permanent City employee's gross monthly wage or salary as a permanent City employee and the sum of the permanent City employee's gross uniformed pay and any allowances received that month, exclusive of allowances for travel, food, or housing;

      (2)   Five hundred dollars ($500.00).

   (d)   No permanent public employee shall receive payments under subsection (c) hereof if the sum of the permanent City employee's gross uniformed pay and allowances (exclusive of allowances for travel, food, or housing) received in a pay period exceeds the employee's gross wage or salary as a permanent City employee for that period or if the permanent City employee is receiving pay under subsection (a) hereof.

   (e)   (1)   During the first month of military leave in each calendar year, as authorized by this section, employees shall accrue the vacation leave, sick leave, and seniority they would otherwise have been entitled to, had the military leave not occurred. Likewise, all insurance and other benefits (e.g. longevity; educational pay) shall be unaffected during the first month of approved military leave in each calendar year.

      (2)   Beginning with the second month of military leave in each calendar year, as authorized by this section, employees shall continue to accrue seniority, but all sick leave and vacation leave shall cease to accrue, and all insurance benefits shall cease to be paid by the City.

   (f)   The City will comply with the Ohio Revised Code and the rules and regulations of the Police and Fire Disability Pension Fund or Public Employees Retirement System, whichever is applicable, regarding pension contributions for all employees on military leave.

   (g)   An employee who has been on military leave shall be entitled to reinstatement to his/her previous position (or a position of similar seniority, status and pay) if:

      (1)   The employee has given advance written or oral notice of such military service to the City;

      (2)   The cumulative length of the absence and all previous absences from a position of employment with the City by reason of military service has not exceeded five years; and

      (3)   The returning veteran reports to, or submits a reemployment application to the City in accordance with the notice requirements contained in 38 U.S.C. §4313(a).

         (Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)

135.13 JURY DUTY LEAVE.

   (a)   Each full-time permanent employee, and each part-time permanent employee who works a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week on an annual basis, whether compensated by salary or by the hour, who is absent from a regularly scheduled day of work solely as a result of a summons to either appear in a court of law for examination as a potential juror or appear for jury duty, or a subpoena to appear in a court of law, an administrative hearing, or a deposition as a witness, will receive his or her regular rate of pay.

   (b)   In addition to his or her regular rate of pay, such employee shall also continue to earn the paid holidays, sick leave and vacation benefits to which such employee is entitled.

   (c)   The leave provided herein shall be predicated upon the employee's promptly advising his or her supervisor of the receipt of a summons or subpoena, and providing such necessary documentation pertaining to the employee's service as a juror or witness as may be required by the Chief Administrative Officer.

   (d)   Interpretations of this section, as may be required on a case-by-case basis, may be made by the Mayor, whose decision shall be final.

   (e)   This section shall not apply to the following:

      (1)   Any employee who is involved in a legal action, as a plaintiff or defendant, that is unrelated to his or her employment with the City.

      (2)   Any employee who is a member of a collective bargaining unit with which the City has a written collective bargaining agreement.

         (Ord. 17-91. Enacted 11-13-17.)