Section
General Provisions
32.01 Uniforms
32.02 Compensation
32.03 Rates of wages
32.04 Nepotism
32.05 City employee handbook incorporated by reference
Employment Benefits
32.15 Paid holidays
32.16 Vacation leave
32.17 Sick leave
32.18 Personal leave
32.19 Bereavement leave
32.20 [Reserved]
32.21 Workers compensation
32.22 Mileage and travel allowance; reimbursement
32.23 Social Security
Drug Free Workplace
32.30 Drug free workplace policy
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) Elected officials.
(1) The annual salary of the Mayor, Common Council and Clerk-Treasurer shall be established by ordinance.
(2) All salaries and compensation provided for herein shall be for services rendered by the elected officials and shall remain in full force and effect until properly changed in accordance with the laws of the state. Additional compensation will include, but not be limited to, certified expenses needed to carry out the duties of this position.
(Ord. G-95-1084, passed 12-28-95; Am. Ord. G-96-1089, passed 12-16-97; Am. Ord. G-96-1090, passed 11-18-96; Am. Ord. G-99-1106, passed 11-15-99; Am. Ord. G-02-1130, passed 12-16-02; Am. Ord. G-04-1156, passed 12-6-04; Am. Ord. G-05-1163, passed 12-19-05; Am. Ord. G-06-1165, passed 9-11-06; G-07-1175, passed 9-4-07; Am. Ord. G-08-1181, passed 12-1-08; Am. Ord. G-09-1190, passed 12-21-09; Am. Ord. G-10-1194, passed 12-20-10; Am. Ord. G-13-1307, passed 8-5-13; Am. Ord. G-14-1319, passed 11-17-14)
(B) Officers and other employees.
(1) The Common Council shall provide reasonable compensation for the city officers and employees, compensation to be established by ordinance.
(2) All salaries and compensation provided for herein shall be for services rendered by the officers and employees and shall remain in full force and effect until properly changed in accordance with the laws of the state.
(Ord. G-92-1058, passed 7-13-92; Am. Ord. G-04-1152, passed 8-2-04; Am. Ord. G-05-1160, passed 8-1-05; Am. Ord. G-06-1166, passed 9-11-06; Am. Ord. G-07-1174, passed 9-4-07; Am. Ord. G-08-1181A, passed 12-15-08; Am. Ord. G-08-1182, passed 12-1-08; Am. Ord. G-08-1189, passed 12-21-09; Am. Ord. G-10-1195, passed 12-20-10; Am. Ord. G-13-1306, passed 8-5-13)
From and after January 1, 1993, the following elected officers and officials of the city shall receive from the city utilities additional compensation per year for the performance of the services, one-half from the City Water Works and one-half from the City Sewage Works, as established by ordinance, for the Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer and Members of the Board of Public Works and Safety, except the Mayor.
(Ord. G-92-1063, passed 11-16-92)
(A) The city finds that it is necessary and desirous to adopt a policy of conduct with regard to nepotism in the employment with the city and in contracting with the city in order to continue to be able to provide local government services to its residents and to comply with the new laws effective July 1, 2012 known as I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21, respectively.
(B) On July 1, 2012 the city shall have a nepotism and a contracting with a unit policy that complies with the minimum requirements of I.C. 36-1-20.2 (hereinafter "Nepotism Policy") and I.C. 36-1-21 (hereinafter "Contracting with a Unit by a Relative Policy") and implementation will begin.
(C) The city nepotism policy is hereby established effective July 1, 2012 by adopting the minimum requirements provisions of I.C. 36-1-20.2, and including all future supplements and amendments thereto which become law from time to time, and making them a part hereof as if fully set out herein. In addition a copy of I.C. 36-1-20.2 nepotism in effect on July 1 is attached hereto.
(D) The city contracting with a unit by a relative policy is hereby established effective July 1, 2012 by adopting the minimum requirements provisions of I.C. 36-1-21, and including all future supplements and amendments thereto which become law from time to time, and making them a part hereof as if fully set out herein. In addition a copy of the I.C. 36-1-21 nepotism in effect on July 1 is attached hereto.
(E) The city finds that both I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21 specifically allow a unit to adopt requirements that are "more stringent or detailed" and that more detailed are necessary.
(F) The city further finds that a single member of the legislative body cannot act for the body to make work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement or a performance evaluation without prior authority of a majority of the body and therefore without such authority by the majority he/she will not be in the direct line of supervision. See I.C. 36-4-6-11 and I.C. 36-5 -2-9.4.
(G) The city finds that a single member of governing bodies with authority over employees in the city cannot act for the governing body to make work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement or a performance evaluation without prior authority of a majority of the body, when a statute provides that a majority is needed to act, and therefore, without such authority by the majority the single member will not be in the direct line of supervision.
(H) All elected and appointed officials and employees of the city are hereby directed to cooperate fully in the implementation of the policies created by this section demonstrating compliance with these same policies.
(I) Failure to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, compliance and certifications connected with the nepotism policy is a violation and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee or a transfer from the direct line of supervision or other curative action. An elected or appointed official of the city who fails to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, with the compliance and with mandated certifications of either the nepotism policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(J) Failure to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, compliance and certifications connected with the contracting with unit by a relative policy is a violation and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee or a curative action. An elected or appointed official of the city who fails to abide by or cooperate with the implementation, with the compliance and with mandated certifications of either the nepotism policy or the contracting with unit by a relative policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(K) The polices created by this section are hereby directed to be implemented by any of the following actions: a) posting a copy of this section in its entirety in at least one of the locations in the city where it posts employer posters or other notices to its employees; b) providing a copy of this section to its employees and elected and appointed officials; c) providing or posting a notice of the adoption of this section; or d) any such other action or actions that would communicate the polices established by this section to its employees and elected and appointed officials. Upon any of taking these actions these policies are deemed implemented by the city.
(L) A copy of the provisions of I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21 effective July 1, 2012 are annexed hereto.
(M) Two copies of I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21, and as supplemented or amended, are on file in the office of the Clerk or Clerk-Treasurer for the city for public inspection as maybe required by I.C. 36-1-5-4. 9
(Res. passed 6-4-12)
The city employee handbook is incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein. Copies to the current city employee handbook are available for review during regular business hours in the Office of the City Clerk.
(Ord. 19-1371, passed 6-3-19)
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