147.09 REST PERIODS.

   Two reasonable rest periods of fifteen minutes or less duration shall be counted as work time. Bona fide meal periods shall not be considered as work time, but meal periods where the employee is required to be on duty shall be considered as work time.

(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

147.10 USE OF CITY VEHICLES.

   (a)   The Mayor, with the approval of a majority of Council may from time to time designate certain supervisory, administrative or other employees as "essential employees" of the City.

   (b)   When an individual is designated as an "essential employee" as set forth herein, the City will require that the employee be "on call" for a bona fide noncompensatory or compensatory business reason.

   (c)   The City may provide such individual with a City owned vehicle for purposes of commuting to and from work from their place of residence.

   (d)   Any "essential employee" who is provided with a City owned vehicle shall not use the vehicle for personal purposes other than for commuting to and from work or for nominal personal purposes (such as a stop on the way home for a personal errand).

(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

   (e)   The City designates that the employee shall be considered as receiving additional compensation in the amount of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each one way commute for purposes of computing the value of this fringe benefit.
(Ord. 2002-4. Passed 4-15-02.)

147.11 PERSONAL LEAVE.

   (a)   After six months of employment with the City, all full time employees shall, in addition to all other leave benefits, be granted three personal leave days each year. Year as used herein shall mean a period from January 1 to December 31.

(Ord. 2003-20. Passed 12-17-03.)

   (b)   Personal days shall only be taken with advance approval of the department head.

   (c)   Personal days may not be accumulated nor carried over from one calendar year to another.
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

147.12 FUNERAL LEAVE.

   A full time employee shall be granted time off with pay (not to be deducted from employee's sick leave) for the purpose of attending the funeral of a member of the employee's immediate family. The employee shall be entitled to three work days for each death in his immediate family. "Immediate family" means spouse, parents, step-parents, siblings, son, daughter, step child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchildren. The employee is entitled to one work day for the death of grandparents. Additional funeral leave may be granted at the discretion of the department head with such additional days being deducted from the employee's sick leave days.
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

147.13 JURY DUTY.

   Any employee who is called for jury duty shall be paid his or her regular salary. The employee shall endorse to the City any compensation received as a result of such jury duty.

(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

147.14 HOLIDAY PAY.

   (a)   Full time employees shall be paid at their regular rate of pay for the following holidays:

      New Year's Eve Day

      New Year's Day

      Good Friday

      Memorial Day

      July Fourth, Independence Day

      Labor Day

      Thanksgiving Day

      Day following Thanksgiving

      Christmas Eve Day

      Christmas Day

(Ord. 2003-20. Passed 12-17-03.)

   (b)   When a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, the closest weekday will be observed as the holiday.
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)

147.15 NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES.

   (a)   All full time employees of the City shall be hired on a six month probationary basis. Prior to their employment, the City shall require any individual to obtain a physical. The City may designate the physician to conduct the physical.

   (b)   Prior to the date the physical is to be conducted, the City shall cause a copy of the job description for the position the individual is seeking to be given to the physician conducting the physical so he may determine whether or not the individual is physically capable of fulfilling the job requirements of the position. A copy of such job description shall also be made available to the applicant.

   (c)   Within the first six months of employment, any individual hired by the City may be terminated with or without cause.

   (d)   All full time employees shall be hired in compliance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Wauseon.
(Res. 1997-58. Passed 12-29-97.)