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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2005-36RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 36 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SETTING FORTH PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES, SICK LEAVE, VACATIONS, LEAVES OF ABSENCES, AND OTHER REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005; RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2004-29 IN ITS ENTIRETY. 1. WHEREAS, the purpose of the rules and regulations is to communicate to employees the benefits, policies, and requirements of the job, as well as provide guidance to supervisors in the administration of the personnel system; 2. WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary to the efficient operation and management of the City that rules and regulations be maintained prescribing sick leave, vacation, leaves of absences, and other regulations for the officers and employees of the City; and 3. WHEREAS, as the rules and regulations do not create any contract of employment, expressed or implied, or any rights in the nature of a contract; 4. WHEREAS, this Resolution will become effective on July 1, 2005; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California, as follows: SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE .LOB CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SCHEDULES Pursuant to Ordinance 03 (2005), a comprehensive job classification and salary schedule for authorized full-time and part-time positions shall be established upon adoption of a resolution by the City Council. SECTION 2. JOB CLASS IFICATIOINS For the purposes of the City's Personnel System, each position title shall correspond to a job classification number as reflected in the job classification and salary resolution. A. Hourly Non -benefited Positions — Job Classification Range 500-899. These positions are clas ified and referenced as either seasonal or intermittent part-time. 2005--35 1. Seasonal Part-time — a sea! 40 hours per week on a se, 1000 hours per fiscal year. Page 2 onal position is a position that is utilized up to sonal or partial year basis, but not more than 2. Intermittent Part-time — an intermittent position is a position that is utilized an average of 19 '/2 hours dr less per week and no more than 1000 hours per fiscal year. B. Hourly Benefited Positions — Job Classification Range 900 -999. These positions are classified nd referenced as regular part-time. A regular part-time position is a position hat is utilized twelve (12) months per year and works an average of 20 or ore hours per week on a year-round basis. Benefits for regular part-time employees shall be the same as provided for non-exempt full-time employees on a pro -rated basis. C. Full-time Non- Exempt Position — Job Classification Range 1000 -1599. Positions in job classification rnge 1000-1599 are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime, requirements. D. Full-time Exempt Positions — Job Classification Range 1600 - 2600. The City of Diamond Bar has determined various executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from the overtime requirements of the FLSA. Employees in the j b classification range 1600 and above are considered exempt. E. Executive Management Positi 'ns — Job Classification Range 2900 - 3900 are Executive Management positions, which are also classified as exempt. Executive management positions may be terminated with or without cause, at any time, at the will of the City,': in its sole discretion. F. Employees who are requested jby the City to use bilingual skills during their scheduled work hours on a recurring basis to further the business interests of the City shall receive a bilingual premium pay differential in addition to their regular pay. Any full-time or p. rt -time employee who is required, as an essential part of his or her job, to provide non-English language services, including Braille and sign language, routinely and consistently as part of his or her regular job assignment as determined by the City will receive a Heavy Usage Bilingual Premium Pay Differential of 5%. Any full-time or part-time employee assigned occasionally to provide non-English language services, including Braille and sign language, will receive a Moderate Usage Bilingual Premium Pay Differential of 200. The employee must agree to use the bilingual skill during his or her normal work shift regardless of assignment. The Bilingual Premium Pay Differential will be reported to CalPERS as Bilingual Premium Special As ignment Pay. However, any hours worked on overtime are excluded from C IPERS reported "compensation earnable" in California Government Code Section 20635. 2005-,36 Page 3 SECTION 3. ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THE SALARY SCHEDULE A. New full-time and regular part-time employees shall be hired at the entry step or any step at the discretion of the City Manager and must successfully complete a one-year probation period. At the end of six months, the employee will be given a performance evaluation and shall be eligible for the next step. Every year thereafter, employges shall be given a performance evaluation and shall move to each successive, step, as long as the employee's performance is satisfactory or above. B. Intermittent and seasonal part-time employees shall be hired at the entry step or any step at the discretion of the City Manager and must successfully complete a one-year probatio period. At the end of six months, the employee will be given a performance evaluation. In order to receive a step increase, a part-time employee must complete one year of service and worked a minimum of 500 hours. C. An employee that has received a one-year evaluation and has reached the top step in their job classification shall be moved to a July 1 annual evaluation date. D. An employee shall receive their annual step increase on time regardless of supervisor's completion of timely evaluation. E. An employee who is appointed to an acting position that is in a higher salary range than that of the class in which the employee is normally assigned shall receive acting compensation.:!, 1. Acting pay shall b greater than 21 co to the effective da completion of appo 2. Such acting appo Manager with a col 3. Compensation she range or the stet provide a minimu whichever is greatE SECTION 4. PROBATION provided only for appointments with duration secutive calendar days and shall be retroactive of the acting appointment and continue until stment. fitments shall be made in writing by the City � to the Human Resources Division. I be at the entrance salary step of the higher within the higher salary range, which would i of 5% higher than the employee receives The probationary period shat be regarded as a part of the testing process and shall be utilized for closely obs rving the employee's work to determine the employee's fitness for the position. 2005--36 Page 4 A. In an effort to monitor newly hired employees, the probation period for newly hired employees is one year of actual and continuous service. Periods of time on paid or unpaid leave exceeding five (5) days (consecutive or not) shall automatically extend the probationary period by that number of days the employee is on leave. B. If it is determined that the probationary should be extended, the probationary employee shall be given notice' in writing prior to the expiration of the original probationary period. C. During the probationary perio an employee may be rejected at any time without cause and without the right of appeal. SECTION 5. VEHICLE USE A. Private automobiles are not to be used for the City business except as authorized. The City Manager may authorize such use at the reimbursement rate equal to that set forth by the Internal Revenue Service. Payments shall be based upon the most direct route to and from the destination, and garage and parking expenses shall be paid in addition to the current rate, upon submission of paid receipts. B. Executive Management Employees will receive a monthly car allowance of $150 per month. This stipend ill be in lieu of any mileage reimbursement. If additional garage and parking expenses are incurred, they are reimbursable. SECTION 6. HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOTMENT All designated officials, full-time employees and regular part-time employees will be provided a monthly allotment o $820 a month (pro -rated for regular part- time employees) which can be applied to selected benefit options as described in Section 7. A. Members of the City Council, Executive Management and employees defined as full-time exempt shall receive an additional $30 per month to be applied as described in Section 7. B. Premiums for selected benefits options are paid from the monthly health benefit allotment as described in section 7. The total of all premiums for selected benefits that exceed the monthly health benefit allotment will be paid at the employees' expense as a bi-weekly payroll deduction. C. Employees who are not encumbering their entire health benefit allotment will have those funds applied to a Section 457 deferred compensation plan offered through the International City Management Association (ICMA). Monies in 2005--36 excess of the City's 457 Page 5 �n maximum shall be paid off annually each December. SECTION 7. HEALTH AND BENEFIT OPTIONS A. All designated officials, full-time employees and designated regular part-time employees (pro -rated for regu ar part-time employees) are eligible to receive group health, dental, vision, We, deferred compensation, disability insurance and employee assistance program within the City's group insurance carrier(s). The administrative cost and p emiums are paid as described below. Eligible dependents of designated officials and full-time and part-time employees are eligible for health, dental and Vision insurance. B. Premiums for selected benefits that are not paid by the City are paid from the employee's monthly health benefit allotment to a maximum as described in Section 6. The total of all premiums for selected benefits that exceed the monthly health benefit allotm nt will be paid at the employees' expense as a bi-weekly payroll deduction. 1. Health Plan: Designated officials and full-time and regular part-time employees and their eligible dependents are eligible for health coverage through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS). Premiums vary depending on health plan selected. If selected, the premium is deducted from the monthly health benefit allotment. 2. Dental Plan: Two dental p ans are available to designated officials and full- time and regular part-time employees and their eligible dependents. The City pays for employee coverage. If dependent coverage is selected, the premium is deducted from the monthly health benefit allotment. 3. Vision Plan: One vision pl n is available to designated officials and full-time and regular part-time employees and their eligible dependents. The City pays for employee coverage. If dependent coverage is selected, the premium is deducted from the monthly health benefit allotment. 4. Life/Accidental Death an( death and dismemberme ($10,000 benefit) and ful benefit). This benefit is F time employees and at Supplemental life insur insurance is selected, th benefit allotment. Dismemberment Insurance: Life and accidental t insurance is provided to all designated officials time and regular part-time employees ($50,000 ovided at no cost to designated officials and full - pro -rated cost to regular part-time employees. nce is also available. If supplemental life premium is deducted from the monthly health 5. Deferred Compensation: �A Section 457 deferred compensation plan is made available to all designated officials and full-time and regular part-time 2005-•36 employees through the Inter Employees not encumberin, will have those excess fund: elect to have additional c deduction on a bi-weekly t exceed limits under Section Page 6 ational City Management Association (ICMA). their entire monthly health benefit allotment deferred into this plan. Employees may also ntributions are their expense as a payroll Isis. Total deferral contributions are not tc 57 of the Internal Revenue Code. 6. Short-term and Long-term Disability: A short-term and long-term disability benefit is provided to all foil -time and regular part-time employees at no cost to the employee. Thi benefit provides income replacement in the event of a covered disabilit at 60% of salary up to a maximum of $1500 per week. There is a 15 -da elimination period for short-term disability. 7. Employee Assistance Prog and regular part-time en assessment, treatment an personal, work, and family to 5 -sessions of treatm intervention and treatment B. IRS Code Section 125 Ca time and regular part-time Cafeteria Plan. At the t employee selects an amot plan. The amount selectec deduction. This is an optio [m (EAP): All designated officials and full-time loyees are eligible to receive face-to-face follow-up to help resolve a broad range of roblems. Employees are eligible to receive up it with professional counselors for early no cost the employee. eteria Plans: All designated officials and full - employees may enroll in the IRS Section 125 aginning of the plan year, each participating nt up to the maximum set by the City for each is calculated into a bi-weekly, pre -taxed payroll ►al benefit for eligible employees. a) Insurance Plan Premium Conversion- Should the monthly cost of health care insurance premiums exceed the benefit allotment and result in payroll deductions, the amount of the qualifying deduction may be designatedto be paid with pre-tax dollars. b) Healthcare Flexible Spending Account- Also known as a Healthcare Reimbursement Account, the employee may designate pre-tax dollars, up to a maximum of $2,500 per calendar year for out of pocket healthcare expenses not covered by their medical, dental, or vision insurance pl ns. c) Dependent Care F exible Spending Account- Also known as a Day Care or Childcare Reimbursement Account, the designated pre-tax dollars, up to a m 3ximum of $5,000 per household- per calendar year, must be related to expenses which are for dependent care that enables the employee to remain gainfully employed. 2005---36 SECTION 8. STATUS OF All employees serve under Section 34856. Per Government regulations shall be construed tc interest in employment. ENT the City Manager, pursuant to C de Section 36506, nothing provide employees with any Page 7 Government Code in these rules and tenure or property SECTION 9. SUBMITTAL OF (EMPLOYEE HOME AND EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION All full-time and part-time emp oyees are required to complete an Emergency Notification Form providing their hc me address, phone number and emergency contact information to Human Resou ces. The Emergency Notification Form must be submitted to Human Resources with n three (3) working days from date of hire. In the event an employee's home and/or emergency contact information changes a new Emergency Notification Form mut be completed and submitted to Human Resources within (5) working days. All emergency notification information will also be shared with the City's Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. SECTION 10. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM - DEFERRED COMPENSATION The City of Diamond Bar shall pay the employee contribution of said employee salary to the State Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) as deferred income. SECTION 11. PAY PERIODS The compensation due to all fficers and employees of the City shall be paid on a bi-weekly basis. SECTION 12. PAY DAYS Warrants, checks or electronic transfers in the payment of compensation shall be made available by the City toemployees and officers of the City on the Friday succeeding the close of any given pay period. In an event that pay day falls on a holiday, all warrants, electronic transfers or checks in payment of compensation shall be made available to the City employee on the last work day preceding the holiday. SECTION 13. WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME A. Nine (9) hours Monday through Thursday and eight (8) hours on Friday, exclusive of lunch period, shall constitute a day's work for all full time employees participating in the 9180 flex plan. Employees participating in the 9180 -flex plan will work 80 hours in a nine -day period. 2005-36 Page 8 Eight (8) hours, exclusive of lunch period, shall constitute a day's work for all full time employees participatin in the traditional eight- (8) hour work schedule. B. The official work week of the Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.r the duty of each Department H that each employee therein calendar week. The City Man perform service in excess of fi convenience so requires. ty of Diamond Bar shall be Monday through , and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. It shall be 3d to arrange the work of their Department so call not work more than five days in each ter may require an employee to temporarily (5) days per week when public necessity or 1. The work period will be begin at 12:01 p.m. on Friday and end the following Friday at noon for all full-time employees on a traditional schedule and all full-time employees scheduled to be off on Fridays in accordance with the 9180 work schedule. 2. The work period will begin at 12:01 p.m. on Monday and end the following Monday at 12 noon for all full-time employees scheduled to be off on Mondays in accordance with the 9180 schedule. C. Whenever an employee, other han an exempt employee, shall be required to work overtime, beyond 40 hours per week, such person shall receive compensation for such overtime worked at one and one-half (1 '/2) times the regular rate of pay, provided they have completed full 40 hour work week. D. Any full time employee, other than an exempt, who is required to work on an observed holiday beyond the regular 40 hour work week, shall be entitled to pay at the rate of two (2) times the regular rate of pay provided they have worked a 40 hour work week. E. Hourly and non-exempt employees are prohibited from working overtime without express authorization fr m the City Manager. F. Employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions are comp nsated on a salary basis and only deductions from salary that are consistent with FLSA will be made. G. There is nothing contained within this Section to exclude the City from implementing a 4-10 or traditional Plan at their option. SECTION 14. ANNUAL VACATION The purpose of annual vacation leave is to enable each eligible employee annually to return to his or her work mentally and physically refreshed. All eligible employees shall be entitled to annual vacation le ve with pay as follows: 2005--35 A. A full time employee, pursuar vacation, to be accrued at the time employees are eligible f upon hours scheduled to work. YEARS OF SERVICE Page 9 to the below schedule, shall be entitled to a appropriate hours per pay period. Regular part - ►r vacation at a pro -rated accrual rate based 1 -5 80 ours 6-10 120 hours 11 & up 160 hours ACCRUAL 3.08 hours per pay period 4.62 hours per pay period 6.15 hours per pay period B. Vacation time may be accum lated to a maximum of 320 hours. Once the 320 -hour maximum accumulat on is exceeded, no further vacation leave shall accrue until the employee redu es the accumulation below the maximum. C. The total vacation allowance (shall be computed to the nearest whole day based upon the number of full months of City service. D. In the event one or more observed holidays follow accumulated vacation leave, such days shall not be charged as vacation leave and the vacation leave shall be extended accordingly for those employees eligible for such holidays. E. An employee shall take vacati n at such time during the calendar year based upon due regard to the needs of the employee's services and the work schedule. F. Employees are eligible to accumulated. G. The time set for the vacat approval of the City Council. H. Employees who terminate and accumulated vacation. All vacation requests shall employee's supervisor and vacation leave, as it is accrued and/or of the City Manager shall be subject to the II be paid the salary equivalent to all accrued made at least ten (10) days in advance and Manager must give prior approval. J. If an employee does not request time off in advance and simply does not show up for work, the City Manager may deny the use of vacation time or other benefit for the time off, and said employee is subject to disciplinary action including discharge. 2005--36 Page 10 K. Exempt employees, for the purpose of accrual, shall be credited with previous municipal experience, up to five (5) years of full-time service. SECTION 15. SICK LEAVE A. Sick leave with pay shall be accrued by full-time employees at a rate of 3.08 hours per pay period. Regular art -time employees are eligible for sick leave and receive a pro -rated accrual rate based upon hours scheduled to work. B. Employees are eligible to use sick leave, as it is accrued and/or accumulated. C. Absence or illness may not be charged to sick leave if not already accrued and/or accumulated. D. Each full time employee shall a paid annually for all accrued sick leave in excess of the maximum allows le accumulation of 200 hours at a rate of one- half the employee's current wac a at the time of payment. Said payment is to be made during the month of December, or at such other time as the City Manager may determine, at his her absolute discretion, as appropriate. E. Sick leave shall be allowed on y in case of necessity and actual sickness or disability of the employee or dependent family members, as determined by the City Manager. In order to receive sick leave with pay, the employee shall notify the supervisor or Department Head prior to or within two (2) hours after the time set for beginning daily duties. The City Manager may, if he/she deems necessary, require the employee to file a Physician's Certificate or a Personal Affidavit. F. Sick leave shall not accrue t any employee for any month in which that employee is on unpaid leave a d does not work a minimum of 80 hours in any one month. G. If an employee does not sho up for work and does not call in within two hours, the City Manager may d ny use of sick leave for the unauthorized time off and employee is subject to c isciplinary action. H. Except as otherwise requiredy law, employees using all accumulated sick leave may be deemed to have bandoned their employment. After five (5) years of service, hen an employee retires, resigns or terminates in good standing, that employe will be paid all accumulated sick leave at a rate of one-half (1/2) of the employee's current rate of pay at his/her date of termination. J. Sick leave to attend to the illness of a child, parent, spouse, or domestic partner of the employee (pursu nt to California Labor Code Section 233). Use 2405--35 Page 11 of sick leave for this purpose (as opposed to when used for an employee's own illness), shall be limited to half the yearly sick leave entitlement in any one (1) year period. The amount of leave available is limited to what the employee accrued prior to utilizing sick leave for this purpose. Additionally, sick leave taken for this purpose shall b allowed only in the case of necessity of and actual illness of an employee's child, parent, spouse, or domestic partner as determined by the City Manager. In order to receive sick leave with pay for this purpose, the employee sh all notify the Department Head prior to or within two (2) hours after the start of the employee's scheduled work shift. The City Manager may, if he/she deems necessary, require the employee to file a Physician's Certificate (regarding the illness of the employee's child, parent or spouse) stating the cause of absence, Use of sick leave under this section shall not extend the maximum period of leave to which an employee is entitled under Family and Medical Lea a (Section 16). SECTION 16. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE The family and medical leave policy complies with the California Government Code, Sections 12945, 12945.2, and 19702.3, and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. California law shrill prevail unless preempted by federal law. Copies of the state and federal acs are available in the Personnel Department. Following is a summary of pertinent sections. A. The family and medical leave allows for an eligible employee to take twelve (12) weeks of leave in a twelve (12) month period for the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child; the serious health condition of the employee's child, parent, spouse, or domestic artner; or the employee's own serious health condition. B. During the twelve (12) week benefit time such as vacation, employee's request during th( total time off does not exceed In addition, accrued sick lea, accordance with Section 15. leave and accrued leave bala still eligible to take the time, t leave time (sick or vacation). >eriod, paid leave may be charged to accrued administrative leave and floating holidays, at the family and medical leave period as long as the Helve (12) weeks in a twelve (12) month period. may be used at the employee's request, in If the employee has extinguished their benefit ce, but have a balance in their FMLA, they are it must do so at no pay and with no accrual of C. Health insurance benefits sh II continue for the duration of the family and medical leave under the same conditions as if the employee had continued employment. If the employee fails to return to work after the period of leave to which the employee is entitled has expired, the City is entitled to recover the premiums paid on behalf of the employee for maintaining coverage. 2005-36 Page 12 D. To be eligible for family and medical leave, the employee must be employed by the City of Diamond Bar for at least 12 months and has worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 -month period for the City of Diamond Bar. E. The City will use a rolling 12 -month period measured backward from the date the employee uses FMLA. F. The City Manager may, if he/she deems necessary, required the employee to file a Physicians Certificate or ersonal Affidavit stating the cause of absence. G. When a husband and wife are both employed by the City of Diamond Bar, they are limited to a total of 12 weeks collectively for family leave during the 12 - month period. H. Employee will be reinstated to he same position of employment held when the employee's leave commenced; or reinstated to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment, unless position ceased to exist for reasons unrelated to the leave. SECTION 17. CALIFORNIA PAID FAMILY LEAVE California Paid Family Leave (SDI). Unlike SDI, which partially s disability, injury, or pregnancy, P employee wage loss for individuals w or bond with a new child. Benefits a twelve (12) month period. Paid Farr Employment Development Division I deductions. SECTION 18. PREGNANCY is a component of State Disability Insurance overs employee wage loss due to a personal rid Family Leave Insurance partially covers ho need to care for a seriously ill family member -e available for a maximum of six (6) weeks in a ily Leave and SDI are both administered by the EDD) and funded entirely by mandatory payroll SABILITY LEAVE Separate from FMLA, when an employee is pregnant, they are eligible for six weeks of leave for a normal childbirth and up to 16 weeks when there is certification by a physician that there is a disability or related medical condition due to the pregnancy. A. During the Pregnancy Disab accrued benefit time such holidays, at the employee's i used at the employee's re+ employee has extinguished ti have a balance in their PDL, so at no pay and with no acct ity Leave Time, paid leave may be charged to is vacation, administrative leave and floating -quest. In addition, accrued sick leave may be uest, in accordance with Section 15. If the eir benefit leave and accrued leave balance, but hey are still eligible to take the time, but must do jai of leave time (sick or vacation). 2005--36 B. Health insurance benefits sh Disability Leave under the sa employment. If the employee which the employee is entitle premiums paid on behalf of th Page 13 11 continue for the duration of the Pregnancy ie conditions as if the employee had continued ails to return to work after the period of leave to has expired; the City is entitled to recover the employee for maintaining coverage. C. The City Manager may require the employee to file a physician's certificate or personal affidavit if the leave is to be for more than a six-week period. SECTION 19. BEREAVEMEN LEAVE When circumstances are SL conditions warrant, three (3) paid bE event of death of a relative of a full -ti domestic partner, parents, children, grandchildren, half-brothers, half-sist may be approved by the City Manage h and the City Manager determines that eavement leave days may be granted in the ie employee. "Relative" is defined as spouse, step -children, brother, sisters, grandparents, -s, aunts, uncles, to the City employee or as SECTION 20. UNAUTHORIZED LEAVE If an employee does notsho up for work for three consecutive work days without notifying said employee's supervisor or Department Head, said employee shall be considered to have voluntarily terminated employment with the City. SECTION 21. ON-THE-JOB INJURY Whenever a person is compe on account of injury arising out of or determined by the Workers' Compen rated accrued sick leave, if any, to amount of the difference between Compensation Act and that employe employee's earned sick leave. An e any earned vacation time in like ma pay the employee up to three (3) da to an on-the-job injury and if not COVE SECTION 22. JURY DUTY/ If a full-time employee is Calle pay while actually performing jury s employee as payment for services mileage paid to the employee, as a item to the City. Regular part-time such as a pro -rated accrual rate bas true if an employee is required by la ed to be absent from employment with the City n the course of that employee's employment as ration Act, the employee may elect to apply pro - such absence to receive compensation of an ie compensation received under the Workers' :'s regular pay, not to exceed the amount of the iployee in such instance may also elect to use ner after sick leave is exhausted. The City will s of that employee's regular salary as it relates -ed by Workers' Compensation. URT WITNESS LEAVE I for jury duty, such person shall receive regular �rvice, however, any amount received by such as juror shall be reimbursed to the City. All uror shall not be considered as a reimbursable mployees who are eligible for jury duty receive ;d upon hours scheduled to work. The same is i (e.g., under subpoena) to testify in court. The 2.005--36 Page lei employee must give reasonable notice to their supervisor that he or she is required to serve. SECTION 23. ELECTION LEA If a full time employee does no to vote at a statewide election, the vc working time, which when added to the will enable the voter to vote. Regula leave based upon hours scheduled ti taken off for voting shall be without lo; at the beginning or end of the regula free time for voting and the least tir otherwise mutually agreed upon. The working days' notice that time off for vc SECTION 24. SCHOOL VISIT Full time and regular part time e hours of leave for the purpose of pa Vacation or floating holiday leave mus time off cannot exceed eight (8) hou employee has exhausted all accrued v without pay may be taken for this purpc have sufficient time outside of working hours er may, without loss of pay, take off enough voting time available outside of working hours part time employees are eligible for election work. No more than two hours of the time of pay. The time off for voting shall be only work shift, whichever allows for the greatest e off from the regular working shift, unless mployee shall give the supervisor at least two ing is desired. VE nployees are permitted to use up to forty (40) icipating in their children's school activities. be used for this purpose, and the request for in any calendar month. In the event the cation leave and floating holiday hours, leave >e and all hour restrictions apply. SECTION 25. MILITARY DUTY LEAVE Employees may be granted unp id leave, as well as reemployment and job protection rights, when they leave their job to enlist or participate in military or reserve services in accordance with the provisi ns of current federal and state law. SECTION 26. POLITICAL LEA Political leave shall be granted to any employee who is declared a candidate for public office subject to the provisions of Section 31: Leave without Pay SECTION 27. ATTENDANCE Full time employees shall be ir attendance at their work in accordance with the rules regarding hours of work, holidays, and leave. Departments shall keep attendance records of all employees. Absence of any employee without leave may result in possible disciplinary action, including discharge. 2005f-36 SECTION 28. HOLIDAYS A. Holidays which fall on Satur and holidays which fall on Su Paid holidays are only for the B. The City of Diamond Bar's obs 1. New Year's Day 2. President's Day 3. Memorial Day (ot 4. Independence D� 5. Labor Day (obsei 6. Veteran's Day (N 7. Thanksgiving Da,, 8. Day following Th; 9. Christmas Eve (C 10. Christmas Day (C 11. Sixteen (16) Floa Page 15 iy shall be observed on the preceding Friday, Jay shall be observed on the following Monday. bserved days. ,rued paid holidays are as follows: January1) )bserved the third Monday in February) served the last Monday in May) y (July 4) red first Monday in September) fvember 11) nksgiving Day acember 24) ecember 25) ing Holiday Hours C. If an observed holiday falls or a nine (9) hour work day under the 9180 work schedule, those employees or the 9180 schedule shall receive nine (9) hours of holiday pay and those employees on a traditional work schedule shall receive eight hours of holiday pay. D. If an observed holiday falls on an eight (8) hour work day under the 9180 work schedule, those employees on the 9180 schedule shall be receive eight (8) hours of holiday pay and those employees on the traditional work schedule shall receive eight (8) hours of holiday pay. SECTION 29. FLOATING HOLIDAY HOURS A. Each full time employee is allowed sixteen (16) hours per calendar year, January through December. Regular part-time employees are allowed prorated floating holiday hours per calendar year, January through December based upon hours scheduled to work. B C D E Floating Holiday hours are noncumulative and must be used during the above period or said employee will lose the allocated hours. Each employee must submit a request in advance, and approval must be given by the employee's supe isor and Department Head. An employee is eligible to use floating holiday hours as they are accrued. Floating Holiday hours may be used in lieu of sick leave only if all other benefit time has been exhausted. 2005--36 SECTION 30. TRAINING PLAN The City Manager and em specialized training in the form of sy City's expense. SECTION 31. LEAVE OF The City Manager may grant c pay for a period not to exceed one (1 upon written request of the employ Approval will be in writing. Upon expi reasonable period of time after noti reinstated in the classification held at of an employee on leave to report pr time after notice to return to duty, absence shall not be counted as a i continuous employment requirement 1 of absence without pay does not accn while on leave. Such employee doe vacation time that had been accumula SECTION 32. RESIGNATION Page 16 as of the City are eligible to request iums, special courses, forums, etc., at the WITHOUT PAY regular employee a leave of absence without year. No such leave shall be granted except :e, setting forth the reason for the request. ation of a regularly approved leave or within a :e to return to duty, the employee shall be ie time leave was granted. Failure on the part �mptly at its expiration, or within a reasonable fall be cause for discharge. Such leave of reak in service for purposes of satisfying the )r vacation allowance. An employee on leave e sick leave, vacation time, or receive benefits not lose or forfeit any sick leave or unpaid ad prior to the time being granted. An employee wishing to termi ate employment in good standing shall file a written resignation with the City Manager stating the effective date and reasons for leaving, at least two (2) weeks prior to the resignation. Failure to give such notice shall mean the employee did not terminate in good standing, unless by reason of hardship and upon that employee's request, the City Manager has waived the two- week notice requirement. SECTION 33. ANTI -NEPOTISM PROVISION A. Relatives of those listed belo may not be employed anywhere in the City organization: 1. City Council Mem 2. Standing Board a 3. Management Tea 5. Employees of the 6. Employees of the B. The employment of a relative v 1. Perform joint duti 2. Share responsibi 3. Function in the s; 4. Work on the sam Commission members; Members of the City; ty Manager's Department; or �rsonnel Department. in a department is prohibited when they: I of authority; ie chain of command; and shift at the same work site. C Page 17 For business reasons of supe ision, safety, security or morale, the City may refuse to place one spouse under the direct supervision of the other spouse. D. For business reasons of supervision, safety, security or morale, an employer may refuse to place both spouses in the same department, division, or facility if the work involves potential conflicts of interest or other hazards greater for married couples than other persons. E. "Relative" means child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, parent -in-law, brother -in law, sister-in-law, or another individual related by blood or marriage. F. "Employee" means any person who receives a City paycheck for services rendered to the City. G. For business reasons, these sections shall be enforced to address the marriage of employees in the City's employment, within six (6) months of said marriage. H. Exceptions to this section may be made by the City Manager in unusual circumstances where the concerns addressed by this policy are not implicated. Any appeal of the enforcement of this section shall be in accordance to the City's grievance procedures. SECTION 34. NON-DISCRIMINATION No person employed by the City of Diamond Bar or seeking employment with the City, shall be discriminated against in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, political or religious opinions or affiliations, taking of FMLA or pregnancy disability leave, religious creed, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. SECTION 35. EMPLOYEE PROCEDUR It is the intent of the City employee's performance evaluatio A. Employee and supervisor performance evaluation. ERFORMANCE EVALUATION APPEALS offer fair and equitable appeals procedures for Below are the official guidelines. meet to review and discuss the employee's 2005--36 Page 18 B. The employee may respond in writing to the contents of the evaluation. The employee must submit this response to the Department Head within five (5) working days immediately following receipt of the evaluation. C. The Department Head, as the reviewing official, shall respond in writing to the employee within five (5) working days. This response becomes an official part of the evaluation. D. If the Department Head does not respond or if the employee chooses to continue to appeal following he response from the reviewing official, the employee must submit an addi ional written response to the Personnel Officer within five (5) working days after receipt of the reviewing official's response. E. The Personnel Officer shall review the evaluation appeal within five (5) days with the employee, supervisor and Department Head. Every effort will be made at this level to resolve the appeal. If the Personnel Officer and City Manager are the same, the appeal shall proceed directly to the City Manager. F. If the matter is not settled, written appeal may be submitted to the City Manager by the employee wit in five (5) working days following the decision rendered in writing by the Per onnel Officer. G. The City Manager shall re, Department -Head and Pers writing within fifteen (15) wo of the City Manager shall be SECTION 36. POST OFFER w the appeal with the employee, supervisor, nel Officer. The decision shall be rendered in ng days by the City Manager, and the decision gal. HYSICAL EXAMS As a condition of an offer of City employment all candidates must successfully pass a post -offer physical and substance abuse exam and are subject to fingerprinting and a background investigation. The candidates being considered for employment will be sent to a City authorized physician at the City's expense. SECTION 37. EMERGENCY CALL -OUT POLICY The following Emergency Ca I -Out Policy shall be adhered to: A. When a full time employee or parttime, other than an exempt employee, is called out for a City emergency, the employee shall be given a minimum of two hours pay, regardless of the amount of time it takes to rectify the problem. B. The employee shall be paid overtime per Section 12. 2005--36 Page 19 SECTION 38. ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE Exempt employees are allowed eighteen (18) hours of administrative leave per fiscal year. Executive Management employees are allowed thirty-six (36) hours of administrative leave per fiscal year. Additional days of leave may be authorized by the City Manager, based on the number of total hours the individual works over and above 40 hours per work week. Administrative leave may be accumu ated and carried over to the following year for a maximum of two years. Administrative leave must be used by June 30 of the second fiscal year. Requests shall be submitted to employee's immediate supervisor for approval then forwarded to the City Manager for approval. Use of Administrative leave will be authorized at the convenience of the City and the work schedule. SECTION 39. MEDICARE Pursuant to Revenue Billing 86-68 of the Internal Revenue Code, all employees hired after March 31, 1987 will have 1.45 percent of their base salary deducted from their paycheck to be paid to Medicare. The City will match the 1.45 percent as mandated by law. SECTION 40. IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT OF 1986 In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all new employees must verify identity and entitlement to work in the United States by providing required documentation. SECTION 41. EXTENDED The Consolidated Omnibus provides for the continuation of h terminated employment and benefic are divorced. Employees become E service, whether voluntary or not retirement or reduction in hours woi continued coverage is available for SECTION 42. TUITION RE Subject to Council fiscal yer part-time (on a pro -rated basis) er amount of $1500 per fiscal year courses (including tuition and rel Personnel Officer or his/her desigr Reimbursement under this Sect attainment of a letter grade of "C" ( EFITS — COBRA Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) alth care coverage to certain employees who aries of employees who die, become disabled or igible for continued coverage upon termination of (other than termination for gross misconduct), ;ed. For these employees and their dependents, ie time period set forth by law, at their expense. RSEMENT r budget authorization, each full-time and regular iployee shall be entitled to reimbursement in the for college -level or university -level educational ted books), which have been approved by the ate as being job-related and of value to the City. :)n is contingent upon the verification of the r better, or in those cases where no letter grade is 2005-36 given, verification of completion of th, submittal of a receipt for registration reimbursement is being requested. Ir approved/verified course; a syllabus, the book as being required for the COL shall be submitted. SECTION 43. PERSONAL Page 20 course with a "Pass" or "Credit" grade and bearing the - name of the course, for which the case of reimbursement for books for any :ourse reading list or course outline showing se, plus a receipt bearing the title of the book ER PURCHASE LOAN PROGRAM All designated officials and full-time and regular part-time employees are eligible to receive interest-free loans between $250 and $2,500 for the purpose of financing a personal computer, a printer, and/or City -compatible software so they can learn and gain experience by working with a personal computer away from the office and outside of regular business h urs. An employee may purchase a more expensive system, but he/she must pay the balance over $2,500. The loan covers 90% of the total price of the equipment/software being purchased. The employee pays the remaining 10% of the purchase price at the time of purchase. Loans are made on a first-come, first-served basis based on available funds. Once the money for the employee loans has been o ligated, the fund will be replenished through payroll deductions from outstanding owns. New loans will then be made as funds become available. Loans will be for a maximum term of 24 months and will be repaid through payroll deductions on a biwe kly basis. SECTION 44. PART TIME EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT Effective July 1, 1991, inter covered by a retirement system, contribution rate shall be 5.2% on employer's tax rate is the same. except from coverage, under this under the State Public Employees' mi tent and seasonal part-time employees will be u der Social Security (OASDI). An employee's w ges up to the maximum provided by law. The Election workers and emergency workers are e tion. Regular part-time employees are covered R tirement System (PERS). SECTION 45. SEVERABILITY The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or work of this Resolution be rendered or declared invalid by any final Court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, and words of this Resolution shall remain in full force and effect. 2005--36 SECTION 46. Resolution No. PASSED, ADOPTED AND Page 21 is hereby repealed in its entirety. THIS 21s; day of ann- —2005- Wen ,2005. Wen Chang, Mayo I, Linda C. Lowry, City Manager of the City of Diamond Ba,--& hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the day of jul,,, , 2005, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS. Herrera, Tanaka, Zirbea: MPT/O'Connor, K/Chang NOES: COUNCIL ME BERS: Ni mie ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kone ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: Li da C. Lowry, City C rk City of Diamond Bar 2005•-36