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Editor’s note:
Section 260.16 was repealed by implication by Ordinance 2001-237, passed December 17, 2001. See § 260.165.
Commencing with the effective date of this section, there is hereby established a policy of maintaining the wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for all full-time municipal employees of the city, when he or she is performing service in the uniformed services under R.C. §§ 5923.05 and 5903.02, and any amendments thereto. The Director of Finance is specifically authorized to continue paying the employee’s base wages and other benefits during his or her service in the uniformed services as defined in R.C. §§ 5903.02, and any amendments thereto, and as set forth in R.C. §§ 5923.05(A), (B) and (C), and any amendments thereto. If a full-time employee remains in the uniformed services beyond any period entitling them to full pay provided by the Ohio Revised Code, which is currently 22 eight-hour work days or 176 hours in any one calendar year, the Director of Finance is then authorized to continue to compensate the employee the difference between his or her gross base military pay while the employee remains in military service. In addition, the employee shall be entitled to receive all his or her respective benefits during both the initial period and extended period of pay while in military service. Said sections of the Ohio Revised Code are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 2001-237, passed 12-17-2001; Ord. 2003-136, passed 6-16-2003)
A full-time employee of the city who is called to jury duty, and who is actually engaged in such duty, during regularly scheduled work hours, shall be paid his or her regular compensation. Any compensation received from such court for jury duty will be assigned to the City of Solon. Documentation of attendance and proof of compensation shall be required.
(Ord. 1998-25, passed 5-18-1998; Ord. 2018-254, passed 12-17-2018)
(a) Employees of the city who are required to attend a school or formal training session during their normal working hours shall receive their full pay, and the city shall pay for all required tuition, fees and related expenses. If an employee attends such program at times other than normal working hours, at the direction of his or her department head, the employee shall be compensated for such time at the rate of one and one-half times his or her hourly rate, or be provided with equivalent time off at the discretion of the employer. In this instance, the city shall cover the cost of tuition, fees and related expenses.
(b) In the event that an employee attends a school or formal training at times other than his or her normal working hours, and when not required by his or her department head, the city may, at its discretion, reimburse the employee for any required tuition, fees and related expenses, provided that the employee has obtained advanced written approval for said training from his or her department head and the Mayor.
(c) Employees who receive tuition reimbursement and voluntarily leave employment prior to three years from the date of their last reimbursement will be required to pay back all tuition reimbursement received within three years from the date of their resignation. Voluntary leave does not include disability retirement. The city may deduct amounts for this purpose from the departing employee’s final paycheck(s). The Director of Law may institute legal proceedings to collect any remaining unpaid tuition reimbursement.
(d) The administration is authorized to approve up to $31,500 annually in reimbursements for undergraduate courses and $10,500 annually for graduate courses at accredited colleges and universities located in the state.
(e) Employees requesting reimbursements for graduate courses/degrees must obtain the approval of the Finance Committee, Director of Finance and Director of Human Resources, in addition to the approvals required in division (b) above.
(f) City employees registering to participate in the Ohio Certified Public Management Degree is limited to two per semester.
(Ord. 1998-25, passed 5-18-1998; Ord. 2003-203, passed 9-15-2003; Ord. 2011-52, passed 5-16-2011)
The city shall make contributions of covered employees to the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund of Ohio and to the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, whichever the case may be, consistent with the salary reduction plan requirements of § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The pick-up is mandatory and no covered employee shall have the option of choosing to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the city to the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund of Ohio or to the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, whichever the case may be.
(a) The city specifically acknowledges that the contributions, although designated as employee contributions for purposes of the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund of Ohio and for purposes of the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, are to be paid by the city in lieu of contributions by its covered employees.
(b) The city shall pay to the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund of Ohio and to the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio the contributions designated as employee contributions, and it shall pay the same from the same source of funds used in paying salaries and/or wages to the covered employee.
(c) The Director of Finance is hereby directed to implement all procedures necessary in the administration of the pay of all persons to effect the salary reduction of all statutorily required contributions to the Police and Firemen’s Disability and Pension Fund of Ohio and to the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio so as to enable the aforementioned covered employees to obtain the resulting federal and state tax deferments and other attendant benefits.
(d) The pick-up plan, as set forth in this section, may be amended from time to time to satisfy any additional requirements which may arise as a result of any future amendment to § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) The amount of the covered employees’ mandatory contributions to be picked-up by the city may be changed from time to time by legislation adopted by Council.
(Ord. 1998-25, passed 5-18-1998)
(a) All officers and employees of the city not specifically required to furnish an individual bond shall be covered by a uniform and/or blanket bond, which shall indemnify against losses through one of the following conditions:
(1) Failure of officers and employees covered thereunder to faithfully perform their duties or to account properly for all monies or property received by virtue of their positions or employment; and/or
(2) Fraudulent or dishonest acts committed by officers and employees covered thereunder.
(b) Any such blanket bond shall be approved as to its form and sufficiency of the surety by the Director of Law. The premium of any such blanket bond shall be paid by the city. When an elected or appointed official, while in the good faith discharge of his or her duties imposed by law or ordinance, is sued as a result of those duties, the Director of Law shall defend the official or require the Mayor to contract for outside legal counsel to defend said elected or appointed official.
(Ord. 1998-25, passed 5-18-1998)
The Director of Finance shall allow payment to be made under a bonus system for employees who cannot progress on the pay schedule, but who have earned a performance-based increase as recommended by their department head, with final determination by the Mayor. This bonus system may not exceed 3% of the employee’s annual base pay. The bonus shall be paid in part every payday in an amount divided by 24 or 26, depending on how many paydays the particular employee has per year and shall be paid for work performed in the pay period to each such payday.
(Res. 2000-320, passed 11-20-2000)
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