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.)

147.16 EDUCATION, LICENSES AND RENEWALS.

   Whenever a full time employee is required or otherwise authorized to obtain a special license granted by the state, federal or local government or administrative agency, and where said requirement necessitates the attendance of classes in order to obtain that license, payment for the costs of attending classes shall be borne as follows:

   (a)   The City shall bear the costs of all expenses involving schooling and obtaining a license and the cost of any examinations relating thereto for the person seeking the license for a first time;

   (b)   In the event an individual fails to pass a course or fails the examination, the employee shall bear the costs of said course or examination. In the event the employee passes the course and examination on the second attempt, the City will reimburse the employee for the costs of the course and the costs of the examination;

   (c)   In the event the employee fails the course and/or examination a second time, the employee shall be solely responsible for the costs of any additional course work and/or examination relating thereto regardless of whether he is successful or unsuccessful in passing the course and/or the examination;

   (d)   The City shall pay the costs for the renewal of all licenses either authorized by resolution or required as part of the job description of any employee.

   (e)   Reimbursement for graduate, college or university class work shall be as follows:

      (1)   All course work must be pre-approved by the Department head.

      (2)   Payment for prior school year including summer courses will be made with the first pay period in October;

      (3)   Payment will be made based upon the number of approved hours to a maximum of sixteen semester hours of twenty quarter hours;

      (4)   An employee will be reimbursed for the hours taken and passed with at least a grade of C or receive a pass in a pass/fail course provided an official transcript and a pass fee slip are delivered to the Finance Director on or before September 30. Failure to provide an official transcript and a paid fee slip will result in no reimbursement to the employee;

      (5)   The amount of reimbursement may not exceed the actual amount expended by the employee for said course work. Reimbursement shall be for tuition costs and a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per course per employee for fees and/or books. All other fees are the responsibility of the employee;

      (6)   The City shall set aside the total sum of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) per calendar year for reimbursement. In the event those funds are insufficient to provide full reimbursement to all employees, the monies shall be prorated among the qualifying employees;

      (7)   Any balance in the college reimbursement fund shall be returned to the general fund at the end of the year.

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

147.17 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.

   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 147.17 was repealed by Ordinance 2009-18, passed December 21, 2009.)