215RESOLUTION NO.215
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.201,BEING A RESOLU
TION ESTABLISHING A BASIC COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE
MUNICIPAL SERVICE OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE
AND ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT
OF PRESENT EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE WAGE AND SALARY
SCHEDULES PROVIDED:PROVIDING FOR HOLIDAYS,
VACATIONS,SICK LEAVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
WHEREAS,it is the desire of the City Council that
the Minimum work week for employees in the Fire Service
shall be adjusted;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.That Section 4 of Resolution No.201
shall be amended to read:APPLICATION OF BASIC COMPENSATION
PLAN.The hours of work constituting full time regular
employment for employees of the City of Moses Lake shall be
determined for each of such departments subject to the
approval of the City Manager:Provided,however,that the
minimum work week for all classes of employment except fire
service and police employees shall be forty (40)hours.
The average minimum work week for fire service employees
shall be sixty-three (63),except for Fire Chief and Inspec
tion Division where the minimum working week shall be forty
(40)hours.The average minimum work week for police depart
ment employees shall be forty-two (42)hours,except for
Police Chief where the minimum working week shall be forty
(40J_hours; Provided,that a minimum of six (6)hours court
time and call back time shall be considered a condition of
employment and no overtime compensation will be made therefor.
The compensation schedules and steps contained in Section 3 of
Resolution No. 201, are monthly compensation rates.Hourly
pay rates for employees paid by the hour shall be computed and
established by dividing the annual salary by the total number
of hours worked per year.Fractional pay for termination of
employment shall be computed as a ration of days worked by
number of working days in the month,multiplied by the monthly
salary.The hourly rates above provided for shall be computed
upward to the next cent when fractions of a cent are involved.
SECTION 2..That Section 16 of Resolution No.201
shall be amended to read:VACATION TIME.Each permanent city
employee who has been employed twelve (12)consecutive months
or more shall be entitled to an annual vacation equivalent to
their respective number of work days in two weeks except that
fire fighters working a sixty three (63)hour week shall have
their leave accumulative in hours,and shall accumulate annual
vacation with pay at the rate of 10-1/2 hours for each month
of service,each year not to exceed 126 hours.Under circum
stances requiring the computation of vacation for the frac
tional part of a year,said time shall be pro-rated for each
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month's work.Part-time workers,seasonal,limited term and
emergency personnel shall not be entitled to vacation with pay.
All employees shall accumulate annual vacation with
pay at the rate of one (1)day for each month of service each
year accumulative to a maximum of their respective number of
work days in two weeks. After five years of service the
vacation shall increase one (1)day each year to a maximum of
the employee's respective number of work days in three weeks,
except fire fighters working a 63-hour week,after five years
—'of service,the vacation shall increase 12-3/5:hours each
year to a maximum of 189 hours.
The vacation leave shall be taken by the employee
upon approval of the department head and the City Manager at
a time that will not interfere unreasonably with the operations
of the department; Provided, that the department head must
allow an employee to take vacation leave which would otherwise
be invalidated by virtue of the accumulation beyond the maxi
mum. An employee of his own election may not accumulate vaca
tion leave in excess of his annual earned vacation.For the
convenience of the city employees,vacation time may be
accumulated in excess of his annual earned vacation and up to
a maximum of one additional week,subject,however,to the
approval of the City Manager.
When an employee is transferred to another position,
any unused vacation leave which may have accumulated to his
credit shall continue to be available for his use.
|SECTION 3.That Section 17 of Resolution No.201
I shall be amended to read:SICK LEAVE.Sick leave with pay
shall accrue at the rate of one (1)working day of leave for
each full calendar month of the employee's service,and any
such leave accrued but unused in any year shall be accumula
tive for succeeding years to a maximum of sixty (60)working
days,except that fire fighters working a 63-hour week shall
have their leave accumulative in hours and shall accumulate
sick leave at the rate of 10-1/2 hours for each month of
service,each year not to exceed 630 hours.Employees who
are granted a leave of absence with pay for any purpose shall
continue to accrue sick leave at the regular prescribed rate
during such absence.Part-time workers,seasonal,limited
term and emergency personnel shall not be entitled to sick
leave with pay.
Each regular employee,upon first beginning work for
the City,shall have immediately available for.his use 6 days
sick leave as an "advance"upon sick leave earned in the first
six months. If employment is terminated,and as a result of
such initial "advance"the employee has taken sick leave
beyond that earned,his terminating salary shall be adjusted
accordingly.
An employee eligible for sick leave with pay shall
be granted such leave for the following reasons:
(a)Personal illness or physical incapacity result
ing from causes beyond employee's control.
(b)Forced quarantine of the employee in accordance
with community health requirements.
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(c)For severe illness or the death of the
employee's spouse,father,mother,foster
parent,brother,sister,child or foster child,
a maximum of 5 days sick leave may be allowed.
(d)Such leave shall not be used for pregnancy,
prenatal care,nor complications immediately
arising out of and as a direct result of such
pregnancy.
Sick leave shall be granted by the department head
up to and including the second day of consectutive absence.
Each application which exceeds two (2)days shall be accompanied
by certification of a doctor,if requested by the department
head.Each department head shall make a report to the City
Manager at the end of each month of the sick leave used by all
members of his or her department.
Any failure to give notice or file a physician's
certificate as required herein may be cause for denial of sick
leave with pay for the period of absence.
When an employee is transferred to another position
any unused sick leave which may have accumulated to his credit
shall continue to be available for his use.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by its Mayor
this 11th day of October,1960.
/MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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