HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 Resolution No. 040I
I
RESOLUTION NO. c/O
SERIES OF 19 87 __ _
A RESOLUT ION FOR A COMPENSATION PLAN SYSTEM FOR MANAGERIAL ANO SUPERVISORY
EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE DEPAR TMENT OF TH E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO .
WHEREA S, the City of Eng l ewood, by Charter Amendment effective
April 13 , 1981 , pro vi ded for the establishment of ma na gerial and superviso -
r y em ploye es within th e se rvi ce of the City of Engl ewood; and
. . WHEREA S, th e Ci ty of Englewood deems it i s necessary lo establish
man age rial em ployee s with full res pon si bility lo the City i n order that the
City be able t o fulfill it s mi s•,ion lo provide competent, re s ponsible
gove rn me nt to Eng 1 ewood c i l i zen s; and
WIIER [AS, by virtue of managerial duties a ss igned to positions by
th e City , the City of En glewood Career Serv i ce Oo ard has determined that
the following positions are managerial and as s uc h are, therefore, excluded
from r e pre s entation in any collectively bargained employee relations system
of t he City of Englew ood; and
WHEREA S, th e City of Engl ewo od de s ire s t o esta bli sh and maintain a
sound and beneficial employme nt sys tem lo benef it th e City and managerial
employees of the City.
NOW THEREFORE OE IT RESOL VED BY THE C ITV COUNC IL OF THE C !TY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO:
Sec tion!.
Thal there i s here by estab li shed the foll uwing plan of benefits
for the managerial employ ees of th e Pol ice Department of the City
of Englewood:
-l -
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
HANAGER I AL/SUPERVISORY POS ITJ ONS
Al I full -li me sworn c l ass if ie d manage rial /s upervisory emp l oyee s ex-
c luded from lh e ce rllfied bargaining unit sh all be repre se nted by this
He so lulion .
ART ICLE I. HOUR S OF WORK
[mp 1 oyees cove r ed by lh i s Reso 1 u li on arc ex pec l ed to w1rk lhe hour s
neces sary to achieve e fficient transaction of busine ss , which, in most in-
s la nces, will excee d an average of 40 hour s of work per we e k .
ARTICLE 2. ACTING PAY
All ac ting po s it io ns, exc luding acti ng po s ilion a t the Police Chi ef
1 eve 1 , "i 11 be compe nsated at one -ha I f lhe difference be tw ee n the em-
p 1 oyee' s act ual classificat ion and that in whi c h he/she i s acti ng o f 15% of
lhc employe e's pre sent sal · ,y, whic ~,,ver i s great e r, as approve d by the
Ci l y Mana ge r . The emp l oyee mus t be in lhe po s ili on for a pe riod of thirty
(30) co nsecu t ive ca l endar days before said emp l oyee become s e ligibl e for
ac l i ng pos it ion com pen sau on. Such pay will be re t roac livc lo th e first
day s aid emp loyee ass um es lhe re spon sib il itie s of lh e pos ition.
AR T I CLE 3. LONG EV ITV
A. [ffeclive Jan uary I , 1982, l ong evity com pen sation wi ll no l onger
be ac c rue d for any emp l oyees covered by lhis Re so lulion . However, for
lh ose emp loyees r ecei ving l ongevity compe nsalion pri or to January I, 1982,
th ey shall cc11 tinue to r ec eive s aid compen sa tion at their prese nt rat e per
monlh . [mp l oyees wilh l ess than five years of co ntinuous service wi th the
Cily as of Ja nua ry I , 19 82 , wil l not be eligib.l e for longevity compe nsation
al any l ime. For lh ose e ligibl e emp l oyee s, the amount of l ongevity compen -
salion shall be compuled from t he fo ll owin g sc hed ul e:
Yea r of
Con l i nuou s
Se rvice A,
Qi__lLJ.Ll)l
0 -4 Non~
An10 un l of Com1cn s,1l.i(111
5-9 Sl 2 per monlh fo r Sl4~ per year, 2xc e pt for tho se employees who
have nol comp l e t ed s i x full ye ar s of con linuous ,ervice on De ce m-
ber I of any year , whi ch employee s shall rece ive an amou nt eq ual
lo $12 for each full month of comp leted continu ous serv ice after
comp 1 cti on of five yea r s of co ntinuous serv i cc up lo December I.
. 2 -
I
I
I
l 0-l 4 S24 per month for S288 per _year, except for those emp 1 oyees who
have not completed eleven full years of continuous service on De-
cember l of any year, which employees shall receive $144 plus an
amount equal to $12 for each year full month of completed con -
tinuous servi ce after completion of 10 years of service up to De-
cember I.
I 5-19 $36 per mont h for $432 per year, exce pt for those employees who
have not complet ed 16 full years of continuous service on December
I of any year, wh ic h employee shall receive $288 plus an amount
equal to Sl2 for each year full month of completed continuous ser-
vi ce after completion of 15 year s of servi ce up to DetP.mb er I.
20 or $48 per .nont h for $576 per year, ex ce pt for those employ ees wh o
have not com pleted 21 full years of co ntinuou s service on December
I of any year, which emp l oyee shall receive $432 plu; an amount
eq ual to $12 for each full month of completed continuous service
after com pleti on of 20 ye ars of cont inuou s se rvice up to December
I .
Subj ec t to Paragraph A above, emp 1 oyees covered by this Reso 1 ut ion
shall continue to receive long evity compen sation at the rate per month they
wer e receiving on the date they were promoted into thi s benefit group .
ARTICLE 4. ANNUAL LEAVE
A. Em ployees hired prior t o December 31, 1983 and co vered by this
Res oluti on shall acc umulate annual le ave monthly at the following ra t es:
Length
of Service
0-9
10 an d above
20 and above
Hours
er Month
10
13 . 33
14. 16
Hours
per Year
120
160
170
The maximum acc umulation of annual leave sha ll be as follows:
Length of Se rv ice
0-9
10 -19
20 an d above
Hou rs
240
320
340
New emp 1 oyee s hi red January 1, 1984, and thereaf ter s ha 11 acc umu 1 ate annua 1
leav e at t he following rates:
Lenr1th Hour s Hours
of Servi ce per Mon th per Year
0-4 8 96
5-9 10 120
10-19 13 . 33 160
20 an d above 14 . 16 170
. 3 .
The max imum acc umulation of an nual l eave shall be as follo·11s:
Leng th of Se rvic e
0-4
5-9
10 -I 9
20 and above
Hours
192
240
320
340
D. Annual l eave shall not be granted o any employe e un ti l aft er com -
ol cti on nf t wel ve (1 2) mo nt hs con se c utive serv i ce with the City unle ss
ot herwi se authori zed by the Poli ce Chi ef. In order l o qualify fo r annu al
l eave cred it dur in r1 th e mon th, th e employ e mus t hav e work ed for at l e.as t
one -half (1 /2 ) of t he wor king days o f th at month excl uding authoriz ed pai d
1 cave.
C. Annual l e ave shall ne ither be aut horized nor comput ed for any pur -
pose af t er t he max im um •cc umul at ion ha s be en reach ed. Th e schedu le fo r use
of an nual l eave shall b~ determin ed by t he nee ds of the de partme nt. Annual
1 eave sha I 1 be ta ke n at a t i me co nv cn i ent to and approv ed by the Po I ice
Chief. Emp loy ees shall not lo se accumulat ed annu al lea ve after the maximum
ha s been reac hed if t he em ploye e ha s re ques ted use of annual l eave prior to
max i mum acc umu 1 at i on, and has bee n den i cd use of ann ua 1 1 cave .
Annua I I.cave Pa
The r a te of ann ual l eav e pay s hall be t he em pl oyee's reg ular s t r aight
t ime hour l y ra t e of pa y for th e employe e 's r egu l ar job and charged on a
work i ng hour bas i s , exc luding holidays and re gul ar da ys off . Annual leave
sha 11 be a 11 o,icd on I y t o the tot a 1 hou rly amo unt acc umu 1 a l ed at th e begin -
ni ng of th e l eav e , as verified by t he Pol ice Chi ef. Empl oyees may receive
t heir an nu al leave pa y no ear lier th an th r ee (3) days pri or to the start of
th e i r annu a l leave, provid ed the empl oye e ma kes a wr itten request to their
s uperv i sor fifteen calendar day s pr i or to th e s tart of th e ir annua l leave .
Work nurin9 Annual Lea ve
I f a.'t cr th e emp l oyee has begu n thei r ann ual l eave and th e City re-
qui re s th e cmp 1 oyee t o work durin g the schcdu 1 ed annu a 1 1 cav e per I od , the
employ ee shall not be char ge d an y vaca t io n tim e fo r th,J numb er of hou r s
wor ked .
Minimu m Usa c,
Th ere shall be a one wee k min im um on use of annual l eav e t . 1e , unl ess
otherwise au th or ized by t he Pol i ce Chi ef or hi s/her des i gnated
represe ntat i ve .
Annual Leav e Pay Upon separa ti on
A~y em ployee who is se parated from t he se r vi ce of the City, i .e., re-
l i rcmcn t , t 0r mi nati on or 1 ayof f , sha 11 be comp ens a tcd for t he unu sed annua 1
l cave lime accurnu l atcd at t he t lme of sep aration .
-4 -
I
I
I
I
Ho w Charg ed
Annual l e ave for employee s s hall be c harged on a wo rking hou r bas i s
ex c l uding re gul ar days off.
AR Tl r.LE 5. PERSONAL LEAVE
llc ginning January 1, 1984 , all employ ee s c overed by this Reso luti on on
an ei9 hl -hour s hift s hall be granted 48 per s onal leave hour s with pay and
th ose on a ten -hour shi f l s hall be gr ant ed 50 per sonal l ea ve hour s with pa y
whi ch an employ e e i s ent itl ed t o us e for t he fo ll ow i ng purposes:
A. Ti me l ost as a result of i lln e s s/i njury to the empl oyee or the
emp l oyee 's immediate fami l y.
B. Att e nd per son a l bu s in ess.
C. Le isure ti me .
For any em ployee who hH not u,ed t he 48 or 50 personal l e ave hours
endin g No vembe r 30 of eac h y ea r or any portion thereo f, the City wtll com-
pensate said emp loyee for th e unu sed time at the employee's regu lar wage
rate to be paid du r ing the month of December of that year. Pers onal leave
time s ha ll not exceed th e 48 or 50 hours as de s ignat ed a bov e nor shall tt
be accumu l ated or ca rr ied over from one year to th e next. Personal leave
s hall be sched uled and administered under the d irection of the Police Chi ef
l or perso nal bus in ess and l e i s ure time . In the eve nt of illness/injury in
whi ch personal l eave i s r eq ue s t ed , the employee sha ll notify t hei r s upervi -
s or or other perso n designated by the supervi sor a t lea s t on e {I ) hour
prior lo their sc hedu l ed r epor ting time.
ARTI CLE 6. ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
,,dminislrative leave wit h pay may be granted an emp l oyee at th e discre-
ti on of t he Po li ce r.hi ef or de s igne e. This l e av e i s use d wh en circ umstanc -
es require in the be s t interest s of the City and /o r t he emp loyee tha t the
employ ee shou l d t emp oraril y be re lieved from duty .
ARTI CLE 7 . 0-lSABlllTY -TEMPORARY {NON JOB RELATED)
Def i n i li on
Tempora r y disability is l eave granted for no n-s erv i ce co nnect ed in jury
or i lln e ss of an emp loye e wh ic h d i s abili t y preve nt s the employee from per -
forming hi s/her duties a s a City empl oy ee.
Prov i s io n
January 1 , 1984 , the City agrees to provid e t em porary disability leav e
with pay for employee s a bsent as a r es ult of ill ness/in j ury a t th e rat e of
10 0% of t he employee's r egula r wag e up to 180 calendar day s of disa bil i ty .
-5 -
Tem porary disability leave sh all not be accumulative exc ept t hat on
J anuary l of eac h year the City sh all restore 100% of the number of days
used by an employee during the preceding year up to a maxi111um of 90 days .
For ne w em ployees hired as of January I, 1984, and thereafter,
cover ed by t he terms of this agre eme nt , the City agrees to provide
em p I oyee s t empo rary di sab i 1 i ty l e av e with pay for emp loyee s absent
re sull of i llne ss/in j ury as follow s :
0 -4 ynr s
5-9 yea r s
10+ year s
90 days
135 day s
l 80 days
and
said
as a
!·J r 11 e1< employ ee s hi r ed as o f Janu ar y I , 1984, and therc ,1rte r, t em-
porary di s ability leave s hall oot be accumulative except that on January l
o r eac h ye ar th e City shall re s tore 100 % of the number of days used by an
emp lo yee dur i ng th e pr eced ing ye ar as fo llow s :
Utili zat i on
0 -4 years
5-9 yea r s
10+ year s
up to a max imu m of 45 day s
up to a maximum of 68 days
up to a maximum of 90 day s
A. Authoriz ation for temporary di sa bility le ave with pay shall only
be grant ed artcr the fir s t day of disability.
B. Authori ;:at i on for temporary di s ab ility shall only be granted for
th e following reason s:
l. Pe r sonal inness or injur:· not se rvice connected, including
mat ernity .
Sick Leave
A 11 s i ck l cav e acc rued by permanent employee s prior to January l, I 980,
shall ve s t with the employee and may be used in the following manner:
A. After the 180 days as described above h.we been use d, unl e s~ the
empl oyee i s entitl ed for retireme nt as a result o f disability.
8 . By cashing in a 11 accrued s ick l eave accurn ,· lated under the prov i ou s
plan upon normal or disabi lity retirement or separa t ion from the City at
the rate of onP. hour's pay for each two hours of accrued sick leave .
C. By , ash i ng in accru ed s ick leave under the previou s plan, once each
ye ar at the conversion rate of four (4) hour s sick l eave for one (I) hour
pa y , not to ex ceed a cJnversi on of more than 400 hour s e ach ye ar.
~e portinq of Temp orary Disability
The employee or a mronber of the employee 's household sha 11 notify the
employee's supervisor at least 30 minute s prior to the empl oy ee's scheduled
r e porting time. No temporary di sability leave will be granted to an em-
ploy ee who fail s to notify their supervisor prior to the begi nning of the
I
I
I
I
employee's work schedule unl ess circumstances beyond the control of the
emp l oyee would not pe rmi t .
Verifi c ation of Disabil lty
An at t endi ng physician 's stateme nt will not be ne cessa ry until after
one (1) shift/day of disability , except when req uired by the Police Chief .
If the Poli ce Chie f requires a physician 's stateme nt of disability, the
City shall bea r t he cost of suc h physi ci an 's statement.
A~of Tem1o r ar Di sahi l it
Abu se of temporary di s ability occur s when an employee misr e present s the
actual r easo n for reque s ting temporary di sability or wh en an emp loyee use s
temporar y disa bility l eave for unauth ori ze d purpo ses. An employee who
ma ke s a fal se claim for temporary di sabil ily l eave sh all be s ubje ct to dis-
ci plina ry action.
ARTICLE 8. ON-THE-JOB INJURY -DISABILITY
A. For any on -the -job injury which cau,es any emp l oyee to be absent
from work as a re su lt of suc h injury, the City s hall pay to such employee
his/her full wage s for the fir s t day of his/her absence from work up to and
including th e 90th calenda r day of such abse nce , less whatever sums
received by ~!·.c· emp l oyee as disability wages under workmen's compensation.
The City reserve s lhe right to require any employee on injury or disability
leave l o submit lo an examinalio n(s ) by City appointed physiclan(s ) at the
City's expe nse or und er the provisio n o f workmen's compensation or the re-
l i rcment /pcns ion provisions as provid ed under State Statute.
B. All i njuri cs that occur duri n~ working hours sha 11 be reported to
the employee's supervisor within 24 hour s of the injury or before the em-
ploy ee leaves their de partm ent of emp l oyment.
ARTICLE 9. MILITARY LEAVE
A. Any perma nent or probationary emp l oyee who En l is ls or is inducted
into th e mi l itary, nava l, air or other armed services of lhe United Slates
sha 11 be entitl ed to a l eave of absence without pay for the duration of
such war or until honorably discharged, whichever occurs first, and for one
(I) year lherea fter .
B. Any emp 1 oyee w~o sha 11 be a member of the Natio nal Guard or any
other component of the mi Ii tary force s of the state, now or hereafter or-
ganized or cons li tut ed under the sta te or federal law, or who sha 11 be a
me mb er of the re serve forces o f the United States , now c hereafter or -
ganized or constituted und er federa l l aw, shall be entitled to l eave of
absence from his/her employment without loss of pay, senior ity, status,
eff i ciency rating, vacation , sick leave or other benefits for all the time
when he/she is engaged with such organization or co mpon ent in t rai ni ng or
active service ordered or authorized by proper authority pursua nt to l aw,
whether for state or federal purposes , but not exceeding fiftee n (l !i ) day s
in any ca l e ndar y•a r. Suc h l eave shall be allowed In case the requ i red
-7 -
military service i s satisfactorily performe d, which sh all be presumed un •
l ess th e contrary is esta bli sh ed.
C. Such l eave shall nol be al l owed unle ss the employee returns to his/
her pub l ic position imm ed iatel y upon be in g relieved from such military ser-
vi ce and not later than th e expiration of the time herein limited for such
l eave , unless he /she i s prevented from so returning by ph ysical or mental
di sab i l ily or other cau se not due t o hi s/her own fault or is required by
pr oper auth oritie s lo conti nu e i n suci, military se rv ice beyond the time
he rein limit ed f or s uc h leave.
0. Subject lo provi s i on A, 8, and C above, lhe Ci t y shall provide full
pay lo an employe e granted m,l ilary leave, l ess whatever wages the employee
may hav e re ce iv ed by lhe mi litary fer such servi ce .
ARTICLE IO. FUNERAL LEAVE
lh e Pol i ce Chi e f shall grant leave with pay lo an emplo yee to al tend
the funeral of a member of lh e emp loyee 's family . The numb er of days gran•
ted shal 1 be gov erned by the circums tan ce s of the case, but in no event
shall th ey exceed five (5) working day s. For the purpo ses of thi s se ction,
"emp l oyee's f amily " s hall mean th e empl oyees , spouse, or th e children,
grandc hil dre n , par en t s, grandparents, brothers and s Is ler s of the employee
or of the emplo yee's s pouse . Annual leave may be grant ed by the Police
Chi e f if additional time off is deemed appropriate.
ARTICLE II. JURY DUTY AND WITNESS SERVICE
Leave may be gran t ed l o an emp loyee for ser ving on jury duty or as a
witn ess in his/her official capacity in ob edie nce to a subpoe na or direc·
li on by 1 ega 1 authority . He/ she sha 11 b2 ent It 1 ed to the d I fference
betw ee n hi s/her regular compensation and the fees re ce ived for jury du ty or
as a witness . Wh en he /s he i s subpoenaed in private litigat ion to t est ify,
not in hi s/her offi c ial capacity but as an individu al , the time abse nt •.,
r easo ns thereof sha l l be taken as annual leave , per sonal leave or leave
with out pa y.
ARTICLE 12. HOLIDAYS
A. The following days shal I be considered offi c ial hol id ays by the
Ci ly :
I. New Year 's Day: January I.
2 . Was hin gto n's Birthday: The thi rd Mond ay in Febr uary
3 . Memo rial Day: Th e l ast Mond ay in May
4. Ind epe nd ence Day: Ju 1 y 4
5. La bor Day: Th e first Monday in Sep t ember
6 . Ve t er an 's Day: Novemb er 11
7. Thanksgi vi ng Day: The fourth Thursday in Nove mber
8. Fourth Frid ay of November following Thanks g iving Day
9 . Christmas Eve: December 24
10 . Christmas Day: December 25
11 New Yea r 's Eve: Dece mber 31
• 8
I
I
I
8 . Any employee co vered by thi s Resolution who does not perform duty
schedul ed on t he working days immediately prior to and following a holiday
sha l I not r ece .. ·e pay for th e holiday unl ess ot herwi se authorized by the
Po l ice Chie f.
C. [mp l oy ee s r equ i r ed to work on an official City holiday may receive
equiv al e nt ti me off or pay at th e di sc retion of the Po li ce Chief.
IJ . Whe n an y of th e foregoing holidays fall on a Sunday, the following
Mond ay sha ll be ob se rv ed as th e leg al hol iday . When any of t he foregoing
holidays f all on a Satu rd ay, each empl oyee shall be e nt itl ed to a day off
for s uch holiday , whi ch day off shall be sc hedul ed a s the City Manager and /
or Pol i ce Chief de t e rmine s , but no specific day sha ll be observed as a
ho li day for purpo se of closing City offices and functions .
ARTI CLE 13. UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOWANCE
I f an em ployee i s required to we a r a uni form, the emp loyee sha 11 wear
t he un i fo rm onl y as a uth or i zed by the departm ent work rul e s . All em ploy ees
shal l r,J in t a i n a pr es entabl e appearan ce whil e on duty. The emp l oyee is
r es pon s ibl e for any damag e to t he uniform by neg li gence or deliberate ac t .
The City wil l be re s pon s ible for pr ovi d ing and c l ea ning of said uniforms.
ARTICLE 14. TUITION REFUND
Upon reco mmendati on of the Pol i ce Chief and aft er pri or approval of the
City Manager or his/her de s ign ee , the City of Eng l ewo od may reimburse an
em ploye e for satisfactory comp l etio n of attempted cou r se wo rk of Grade C or
above for under graduat e and gradu at e clas ses al 100% of public inst itution
rate s or 50 % of private in stitution rates . Thi s i nclu de s reimburseme nt for
the co s t o f r equ i red t ex t s and ass oc iated mandatory f e es.
[m ploye e s e nroll ed in prog r ams which r equire attendan ce during reg ula r-
l y scheduled wo r king houn may be gran t ed time off wit h t he employee and
City equally shari ng the cost on a 50 % basis . The emp loy ee may elect to
use annua 1 1 eav e , per so nal leave or compen s atory t i me to reimburse the City
fo r t he lime taken off during working hour s t o pur s ue a degree.
ARTICLE 15 . LIFE INSURANCE
Term life in s uran ce will be provided by th e City for emplo_yee s co ve red
by thi s Re sol ution of S35 ,000 for eac h employee . A co nver s ion privil ege
upon retireme nt of 50 % co verag e payab l e by the employee will be made avail-
abl e by th e City for said r e tired emp l oyee.
ARTICLE 16. DENTAL lll SUR ANCE
Dur ing the l ife of thi s Co ntrac t, the City shall p,,y at l east $35 .00
per month t owar d th e pr em ium cos t for de pend e nt coverJg e and at lea s t
S 11. 00 per month for sing le co verag e for th e City De nta l In sura nce Pl an or
oth er pl a n se l ected by th e City as a s ub s ti lut e for the City Il ea 1th Pl an
for eac h s in gl e an d de pe nde nt poli cy hol de r .
-9 -
Begi nni ng J anuary I , 1988, empl oyee s will pay S5.00 per mont h t owa r d
the premium c os t fo r depe nd ent coverage and S2. 00 per month for single
cove rag e for de nt al i ns ura nce.
Any dispute co ncerni ng the i nterpretation or applicat i on o f be nefit s
under the dental plan shall be subject to the dispute r eso luti on proc edure
only.
ARTI CLE 17 . HEALTlt INSURANCE -EMPL OYEES/RETIR EE S
A. Beginniny January I, 198 8 , the Ci t y wi ll pay a t l eas t Sl86 .00 per
month towa rd the premium cos t for depe nde nt coverage and S5 7.28 per mont h
for s i ngl e coverage for th e City 's se lf-fu nde d health i nsur anc e plan .
B. Begin n ing Ja nu ary I, 1988, employees wi ll pay S9 .00 per mo nt h t o-
ward Lhc premi um cost for dependen t cov erage for Lh e Ci t y's se lf-fun de d
health i ns ura nce plan. Emp l oyee s havi ng s ingle coverage wi ll pay S4 .50 per
mo nth of Lhe Lhe Lolal sing l e premi um cost.
C. Any d i sp ute concern ing t he inte rpretation or app l ic ati on of be ne -
f i ,~ provided un der the hea 1th in s ura nce pl an s ha 11 be s ubj ec t t o th e di s -
pul e reso l utio n proced ure on l y.
O. ll e l iree s pr ior lo Ja nu ary I , 1980 , will be prov i ded hea lth in -
s ura nce coverage by the Ci t y on a non-part ici pa ting ba s i s. Th e cov e rage
will coordinate with Med i c a i d and Med i care whe r ever app l icabl e. Re tiree s
a fler Jan uary I, 198 0 , wi 11 be gua r ant ee d co nv e r sio n pr i vi 1 eges to the
hea lt h i ns urance pl an av ai labl e through the Ci t y. The City will pay sor. of
t he cost of coverage of he/s he con ver sio n pl an up l o a maxi mum of $75 .00
per mo nt h .
ARTICLE 18 . HEALTH EXAMINATION
Employees covered by t hi s Reso luti on shall be eligibl e on a volun ta ry
ba s i s fo r a Ci ty pa id hea lth exami na tion conduc t ed by the City 's phy si cian .
The s c hedule for examinations s hall be determin ed by t he indi v id ua l em-
ployee's age as fo ll ows:
llefore age 40
Be twee n age s 40 -5 0
After age 50
ARTICL E 19 . LAYOFF
once e very 3 year s
every 2 year s
once every year
A. For de s cri ption of Lhc City's layoff poli cy sec Section 3-I F-1-8
and 3-IL -1-8 of the Englc><ood Municip a l Code.
-JO -
I
I
I
I
ARTICLE 20. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (WITHOUT PAY)
Eligi bility
Perma nent employee s may be gra nt ed a leave of ab se nce without pay for
rea so ns of educati on whi ch i s alli ed to the duties of th e City, settlement
of an es ta te , child care, serious ill ness of a mem ber of the employee's
fami l y, but shal l no t be use d for th e purpo se of obtaining employment else-
wher e. Leave witho ut ray shall not exceed s i x mo nth s of any year but may
be ex ten ded upon r,,q ues t for an add i l i ona l s i x mo nth s . The Lota l leave
l ime s hall not exc ,,_j one yea r. Upon r eturn from approv ed leave, the em-
ployee wi ll be re s tored lo their form er position if available or to• posi-
tion compa rabl e for whi ch the empl oyee is qualifi ed . During a period of
unpaid leave, em pl oyees shall not co ntinue to accrue service credit or be
eli g ibl e f or any Ci ty benefits.
~~pli cation for Leav e
A r eq ue st for a l eave of absence with out pay sha ll be su bmitted in
wr it ing by th e em pl oyee lo the Poli ce Chi e f . Th e r eq ue s t shall indicate
th e r easo n th e l eave of ab se nce is being r equ ested and t he app ro xim ate
lengt h of l eave li me reque s ted.
Co ns ideral i on of Leave Request
The Po l i ce Chief may e ith er grant or deny leave request s, taking into
co ns id era ti on t he departme nt 's wo rk force , work load and the emp loyee's
request.
Failure lo Ret urn
If an emplo yee fai l s lo return by th e dat e of l eav e expiration , the
employee s hall be co ns idered to hav e voluntarily re s igned from the service
of the City .
ARTICLE 21. PRO BATION
A. A promo t ed em ployee cove r ed by this Rr,o I ut ion shall se rv e a
tw elve (1 2 ) month pro ba tionary pe r i od in a nr,w po s ition . Aft er compl e tion
of six (6 ) months in th e new po s iti on, the Po li ce Chief at hi s d i sc r etion
may recommend permane nt s tatus to th e appo i nting authority . Shoul d the
appoi nt ing aut ho rity approve permanent sta tu s for th e em ploy ee at the ex-
pi ration of th e probationary period, the emp l oyee sha ll be con s id ered to
have perman ent s tatu s.
B. Any permanen t emp 1 oyee covered by thi s Re solution upon being pro-
mo led to a new position i n the Career Se r vi ce Sys t em shall have pr obation -
ary s tatu s as set out above in any po sition to which he /s he ·•a s promoted,
but shall retai n permane nt status in hi s/her prev iou s cl ass i fication and
may volu nt arily tra ns fer bac k t o the pre viou s po s ition at an ;, tim e, or be
r e turn ed to lhal po s ition by t he appoint ing authority during :.he probation-
ary period.
-11 -
C. Emp loyees rehired as pr.vided under the provisions of the City 's
ad mi ni s t rative procedures with less than one (!) yea r ot sep aration from
the City s hall be s ubject to a probationary period . The Police Chief with
the approval of the appointing au th ority may mo dify or waive th r probation -
ary per iod .
ARTICLE 22. OVERT I HE COMPENSATION
Ove r t im e wor k and com pe nsat i on shall be ad mini s tered pur sua nt to
depa rtmenta l poli cy.
ARTICLE 23. WAGE PROVISION
Em pl oyees covered by thi s Resol ution will recei ve the following wage
adju s tment increa se:
Sergeant 2 .00%
Li e utenan t 2.00%
Division Police Ch i ef 2.00%
This increase s hall be e ffective January 1, )988.
ARTICLE 24. COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
In the event there i s any dispute concerning the tn lerpre lation or ap-
pli ca t io n of th ese or any other ben ef its either wril te,1, i mplied or prac-
ticed, s>' .• dis pute will be s ubmitt ed for r e so l uti on through the complaint
r eso lu t ion pr oced ur e a s provided for a• 1dmini s tered by the City Manag e r
and hi s/'ler designated re presen tativ e.
ARTICLE 25. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Re tiremen t ben e fit s sha ll be pr ovid ed for under Englewood Muni c ipal
Code and Stale Stat ute.
• 12 ·
I
I
I
AT l[ST :
Se ction 2.
This reso l ution supersede s all oth er reso lution s on this subjer.t .
ADOPTED AND APP RO VED this 7th day of Decemb er, 19 87 .
Cdf±c~ fle:c ~r ~'erk ~~='-------
[, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk of the City of En gl ewood Colorado,
hereby cert i fy that t he above and foregoi ng is a true, accurate and com -
plete copy of Re solution No . _!jj}_, Series o f 1987.
&laiue-t~l, di {Lef
Patricia H. Cro w
-13 -