HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 Resolution No. 041I
RESOLUTI ON NO.~
SEl<I ES OF I 987
A RESOLUT ION FOR A COMPE NSAT ION PLA N SYSTE M FOR MANAGERIAL ANO SUPERVISORY
EMPLOY£[:; OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO .
Wfl£1l [AS, the Ci t y of Eng 1 cwood, by Chart e r Amendm ent effect ive
Apri l JJ, 198 1, provided for th e es t ab l is hm ent of manag er ial and su pervi so-
ry c111 11loyec s within th e serv i ce of the City of Engle,iood; and
WHER EAS, the City of Eng 1 ewood deems it i s necessary to es tab 1 i sh
ma na ge ri al em pl oy ees with full re s pon s i b ili ty to the Ci t y in order that the
Ci ty be ab l e to f ulfill it s miss i on to provide com pete nt, ro spon si ble
gover nm ent to Englewood citizens ; and
Wll(R[A S, by virtue of managerial dutie s assigned t o po s'ti ons by
th e City , th e City of Eng l ewoo d Care er Service Boar d has dctermi ,.e d that
the foll owing position s arc ma na ge rial and as suc h are , therefore, excl uded
fro m repre se ntation i n any collective l y bargained emp l oyee relations system
of the City of Englewood; and
WHER EA S, the City of Engl ewood desires to est a blish and main t ain a
sound and benefi ci al emp l oyment sy s tem to benefit the City and mana ger i al
emp l oyees of the City .
NO W TII EREFOR E 0£ IT RESOLVED BY TH E CIT Y CO UNC IL OF THE CITY OF
EN GLE WOOD, CO LOR AD O:
Sec tion I.
That there is hereby e s ta bli shed th e fo ll owing pl an of benefits
for th e mana geria l emp l oyees of t he Fire Department of the City of
Englewood:
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COMPE NSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN
FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY POS ITION S
All full -lime sworn cl ass ified employee s exc luded from the cer ti f ied
b,1ruaining unit s hall be r e pre se nted by thi s Reso luti on.
ART I CLE I. HOURS OF WORK
Empl oyee s co vered by this Resolution arc ex pec t ed to wor k the hours
ne cessary lo achieve eff i cien t tran s action of bus in ess , which, i n most i n-
s lan ces, w i 11 exceed an av erage of 40 and 56 hour s of work per we ek.
ARTICLE 2. ACTING PAY
All acting po s itions assigned and authorized by the Fire Chi ef or the
Fire Chief 's desig na ted r eprese nt ati ve , will be compe nsa t ed at f ul l pay.
The employee mus t be in th e position fot,r (4) co nsecutive shift s or 14 con-
secuti ve calendar da ys befo re th e emp l oyee becomes el igi bl e for ac ting
po s iti on com pen s ati on. Suc h pay shall be re t roac ti ve to th e first day the
emplo yee ass ume s r es pon s ibility of the posit io n.
ARTICLE 3 . ~NNUAL LEAVE
A. Shi ft work emp 1 oyccs sha 11 be enti l1 ed to annu J l l cave accord i ng
lo the followin g sc hedule:
Le ngth of Hour s Accumu 1 a led Annua 1
Conti nuou , Scr v i ce per Mont h Total ll our s Shi fl s
1-4 13 --1~ -n
5-9 1· 180 7. 5
I 0 -14 19 228 9. 5
15 -19 21 252 10 . 5
20+ 23 276 11.5
U. Non · s hift empl oye es hired prior to Decembe r 31. 1983 and covere d
by t his llcsolut ion shall ac cumulat e annual l eave mon :c ly at th e following
rate s :
Length
of Sc rv i cc -0--9--
10 and abo ve
20 an d above
Hour s
per Mo nth
10
13. 33
14 . 16
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Hours
per Year
120
160
170
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Th e max imum accumulation of annual leave shall be as foll ows :
Len gth of Servic e.
0 -9
10 -19
20 and abov e
Hours
240
320
340
New employ e,, :,ired January I, 1984, and thereafter s hall accumula te annua l
l eave al Lile following rate s:
Lenqth
of Suvice -0--4--
5-9
I 0-19
20 an d ab ove
Hour s
,er Month
8
10
13. 33
14. 16
Th e maxim um accum u I al ion of annua 1 l eave
Len l h of Servi ce
0-4
5-9
10-19
20 and above
s ha ll
Hour s
192
240
320
340
be as
lluur s
}!£r Yea r
96
120
160
170
fell ows:
C. The max imum acc umulation of an nual l e ave s hall be two (2) times
lh e em ployee 's nor ma 1 annua 1 1 eav e acc umulati on.
D. Annual l eave s ha l l not be granted to any employee until after com-
pl e tion of tw e lv e (12) mont hs cons ec utive se rvice with th e City unless
othe rwi se authorized by the Fire Chief. In order to qualify for annual
I eave crcd it duri ng the month, the emp 1 oyee must have worked for at 1 east
one-half (1/2 ) of th e working day s of that rr,onth exc l uding authorized paid
I cave.
Met hod o f Se 1 ect ion
T'c se l ec tion fo r use of annual l e av e s hall be seniority. The first
rou11 j of se l ectio n begin s by th ose employee s with greatest seniority choos -
ing fir s t and th ose w i l h 1 es ser se nio r ity chaos Ing 1 as t . The sec,1nd ro1Jn d
of sel ec tion will begi n with thos e having l ess se ni or;ty choo s ing first and
tho se with more se ni ority choo s ing la s t.
The sc hedule for use of annual l ea ve ~hall be de t ermi ned by the needs
of the department. Annual leave s hall be t aken at a time con,enitnt to and
approved by the Fire Chief.
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Ann ual Leave Pay
The rate of annual l eave pay s hall be the em ployee's regular straight
t ime hour ly r ate of pay fo r the employee's regular job and charged on a
1<ork i ng hour basis, e,.:l ud ing holi ~ J S and r egular days off . Annual leave
shal l be allowed onl :· to the total hourl y am ount accumulated at the begin -
ni ng of the l eave, a i ve r if i ed by th e Fire Chi ef . Employe es may receive
their an nual l eave pay, provid ed th ~ employee mak es a written request to
l he ir s uperv is or and ap proved by t he Fi r e Chief, f i ft ~e n ca lend ar days
prior lo th e s t ar t of thei r annua l l eave.
Mi n im um Usa _Q
Th ere s hall be a one wee k minimum on use of annual l eav e time, unle ss
ot herwi se aut hori zed by th e Fire Chief or hi s/her des i gnat ed r epre s entive .
Annu al Lea ve Pa U>on Sc arati on
Any emp l oyee wh o is SP.para l ed fr om th e se rv i cc c,f th e C 1ty, i . e . , r e -
t. i r emenl, term ination or layoff, s hall be comp ensated for the unus ed annual
leave lime accumu lated at th e lim e of se para ti on.
ARTICLE 4. PERSONAL LEAVE
Effect ive J anuary I, 1984, all shift work empl oyees cov ered by this
Re solu ti on sh all be gran-ted 96 hou rs of per sona 1 1 eav e ti me with pay and
all non -s hi ft work employe es shall be gr anted 48 hour , of per sonal leave
t im e wi th pay whi ch an empl oyee i s entitl ed t o use for the follow i ng
purpo ses:
A. T1111e l os t as a r es ult of i ll ness/inju ry lo th e employe e or the
emp l oy ee's imm edi at e family .
8 . At t end per sonal bu s i ~~ss.
C. Le i sur e t im e.
For any shift work or non-sh ift work employe e who has not used the 96
or 48 hours, r espe .:ti ve 1 y, o f perso na 1 1 eav e tim e ending November 30 of
ea ch ye ar or any porti on thereof, the City will compensat e s aid employee
for t he unu se d tim e at th e empl oyee's r egu lar wage rat e to be pai d the
f i r s t pay period in J an uary of t he su cceedin g year . Persona l l eav e time
sha l l no t excee d th e 96 or 48 hour s r espective ly, nor shall it be acc umu-
lated or c arried over fr om one ye ar lo the next. I n th e event of illness/
in j ury in whi ch persona 1 1 eave is re qu ested, shift work emp 1 oy ees shall
noti fy th ei r sup er vi sor or ot her per son des ignat ed by th e supe r vi s or at
l eas t on e (I) hour pri or to t heir sche duled repor ting li me . All other em -
ployees sha ll r epo r t al t he begi nni ng of t he ir sc hedul ed r eporting tim e.
Perso nal l eave shall be pr ora t ed fo r empl oyees begi nni ng an d t erm in ati ng
em pl oymen t with th e City duri ng the c;,ieo da r year.
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ARTICLE 5, ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
Admi ni s trative leave with pay may •,e granted an emp loyee at the discre -
tio n o f lh e Fire Chief or designee. lhis l eave is used wh en circumstances
req uire i n the be s t i nterests of tii• City and/or the employee that the em-
ployee shou ld temporarily be relieved from duty .
ARTICLE 6. DISABILITY • TEMPORARY (NON J OB RELATED)
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Tem por ary di s abi li t y is lea ve gr anted for non -se rvi ce connected injury
or illne ss of an employe e which di :.ability pr event s the emp loy ee from pe r-
fo nni ng hi s/her duties as a City e.nploy ee.
January I , 1984, th e City agrel'S to provide t emporary disability leave
wi th pay for employees absent as a result of i lln ess/1 njury at the rate of
100 % of the employee 's regu l ar wage up lo 180 cal endar days of disability .
Tem porary di s ability l eav e shall not be acc umulative exc e pt that on
Ja nuary I of each year the Ci t y sha ll re s tore 100% of the number of days
us ed by an employee during the preceding year up to a maximum of 90 days .
For new empl oye es hired as of January I, 1984, and t hereafter , and
covere d by th e t erms of t hi s agre ement, th e City agre e s to provide sai d
em ploy ees t emporary disability l eav e with pay for employees absent as a
res u1l of ill ness/injury as follows:
0-4 years
5-9 years
10+ years
90 days or 30 shifts
135 da ys or 45 shifts
180 day s or 60 shi f t s
Fo r new emp l oyees hired as of January I , 198 4, and th ereafter, tem-
po rary di s abi lity leave s hall not be accumulative excep t that on January I
of eac h ye ar the City shall r es tore 100% of t he num ber of days us ed by an
emp l oye e during t he prec edi ng year as follow s :
Ut il iza ti on
0-4 years
5-, year s
10+ year s
up to a ma ximum of 45 day s/I S shifts
up to a max i mum of 68 day s/23 shifts
up to a ma x imu m of 90 day s/30 shift s
A. Au t horization for tem porary di sability l ea ve wilh pay shall only
be gr ant ed af t er the fir s t day /s hift of di s ability.
8. Authorization for temp orary d isability shall only be granted for
t he fo 11 owing reasons :
I. Pe rs on al illness or injury not service conn ected, including
male rni t y.
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Si ck Leave
Al I sick leave accrued by permanent employees prior lo January J, 1980,
s hall ,es t with the employee and ma y be used in the following manner :
A. After the 180 day s or 30 s hifts as desc ribed above have been used ,
unless the employ ee Is entitl ed fo r retireme nt a s a 1·es ull of d1$abillty.
B. lly cashing in all accrued s i ck leave accu mulated und er the previou s
pl an up on normal or disab il ity retirement or separa t io n from the City at
the rate of on e hour's pay for each two hours of accrued sick l eave.
C. By cashing i n ac c rued sick lea ve und er th e previo us plan, onc e eac h
year at the conver s ion rate of four (4) hours sick leave for one (1) hou r
pay, not lo exceed a conversion of more th an 400 hour s ea c h year.
11,•po rl. i ng of Temporary Oi sa bi l i ty
The cmp l oyee or a memb er of th e employ ee's house ho 1 d sha 11 notl fy th e
em p 1 oyee' s supe rv I so r at lea s t 30 minut e s prior to the emp 1 oyee' s schcdu l ed
reporting t.lme. No temporary di s ability l ea ve will be gran ted to an em -
ployee who fails to noti fy their supervisor prior to t he beginn ing of th e
em ployee 's work sc hedule unles s c ircum stances beyo nd the control of the
emp loyee would not permit.
Ver ification of Di sabil ity
An att end in g phys i c ian's statement will not be necessa r y until after
one (I ) shift/day o f disability, except when required by the fire Chief.
If t he Fire Chi e f requires a phy sician 's statement of di sa bility, th e City
sha ll bear the cost of suc h phy s ician 's sta t ement.
Ab use of Tempora r y Oisabil lty
Abu se of t emp orary di sabil ily occurs wh en an employe~ misrepresents the
actua l reason for requesting temporary disabll i t y or when an employee uses
t emporary disability leave for unauthor ized purposes. An employee wh o
makes a fa l se c l aim for temporary di s abi l ity leav e shall be subject to dis-
ci plinary action .
ARTICLE 7. ·ON-THE-JOB INJURY -DISABILITY
A. For any on-the -j ob in j ury whi ch ca uses any employee to be absent
from wor k as a re sult of su ch injury, the City shall pay to such employee
hi s full wages for the f irst day of hi s ab se nce from wor k up to and includ-I
ing the 90 t h calendar day of suc h abs ence, le ss ·,,hatever sums received by
th e emp l oyee a s disabi lity wage s und e r workmen's compensatio n . The City
re serve s the ri ght to req u I re any emp 1 oyee on injury or disability 1 eave to
s ubmit to an examination (s) by Ci t y appointed phy s i c ian(s) at the City's
expense or und er the provision of wo r km e n's compensation or the retirement/
pen s ion provision s as pr ov id ed under State Statut ~ .
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B. Al l injuries that occur during working hours shall be reported to
the employe e's superv isor within 24 hour s of the Injury or before the em-
ployee l eav es their depa rtment of employment.
ARTICLE 8. MILITARY LEAVE
A. Any permanent or probationary employee who enlists or \\ In d ,rted
into the military, naval, air or other armed services of th e ll r, •cd .tales
sha 11 be en l It 1 ed to a 1 eave of absence wl th out pay for the du , , , I,.,, ~f
s uch war or unl i 1 honorably d I sc harge d , wh I chev er occurs f In,, •i ,t for one
(I) year th ereafter.
ll. Any employee who shall be a member of the National Gu~rd or any
oth er com pone nt of the mil ilary forces of the slate, now or hereafter or-
ga n I zed or co ns l I luted under the s late or federa 1 law , or who sh a 11 be a
member of l he re se rve force s of th e United States, now or hereafter or -
gan I zed or co ns t I luted und er f ederal law, sha 11 be enl It led lo leave of
ab sence fro m hi s employment with out lo s s of pay, se ni ority , status, ef-
fi c iency r ating, vacation, sic k leave or ot her bene fits for all the time
wh en he/s he i s engag ed with suc h organization or component In train ing or
active service ordered or authorized by proper authority pursuant to law,
whether for s tale or federal purposes, but not excee ding fifteen (15) days
in any calendar year. Such leave shall be allowed In case the required
mi litary se rvice is satisfactorily performed, which shall be presumed un -
le ss the contrary i s established .
C. Such l eave shall not be allowed unle ss th e emµloyee returns to his
pub li c po s it i on Immediately upon being relieved from such military service
and not l at er than the expira t ion of the time herein limited for such
l eave, unl ess he/she is prevented from so returning by phy s i ca 1 or mental
dl sabil lly or other ca use not due to his own fault or i s required by prop er
author iti es to continue in su ch military service beyond the time herein
l imlled for such leave.
O. Subje ct to provision A, B, and C above, the City shall provide full
pay to an emp loy ee granted milit ary leave, les s what ever wage s the employee
may have r ecei ved by the mil ilary for s uch servic e.
ARTICLE 9, FU~~RAL LEAVE
The Flre ·Chi e f sha ll grant le av e with pay to an emp loyee to attend the
fun eral of a member of the employee 's family. The number of days gr anted
shall be govern ed by th e circumstances of the cas e, but In no event shall
the y exceed five (5) working days for non-s hift em pl oyees or three (3)
shift s for shif t work employee s . For th e purposes of thi s section, "em-
pl uyee 's family " shall mean th e employees , spouse, or th e chi l dre n,
grand ch ildren, parents, grandp arent s , brothers and s i s t ers of the em ployee
or of the em ployee's spouse and oth er member s of th e famil y al the dl ~c re -
tion of th e City.
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ARTICLE 10. JURY DUTY ANO WITNESS SERVICE
Leave may be gra nted to an emp loyee for serving on jury duty or as a
wi tn ess in hi s of f icial ca pa ci ty in obedience to a subpoena or direction by
lega l aut hority. He /s he shall be entit l ed to the difference between his
regu l ar comp ensation and th e fees received for jury duty or as a witness.
When he/s he i s subpoenaed in pr ivate litigation to te st ify, not in his of-
fi c ial capacity but as an indi vi du al, the tim e abs ent by reasons thereof
,hJl I be lak en as annu al leave, pe r sona l leave or l eave without pay .
ARTI CLE 11. HOLlOA YS
A. The fol lowing day s shall be co ns id er ed offici al holidays by the
City:
I . New Year's Day: Janua ry 1.
2. Wa shi ng t on 's Birthday: Th e third Monday in Feb ruary
3. Mem orial Da y: The la s t Monday in May
4 . Independence Day: July 4
5. Labo r Day : Th e first Monday in September
6. Ve l eran's Da y : Nove mber 11
7. Tnanksgiving Day: The fourth Thur sday In Novembe r
8. Fou rlh Friday of Novemb er fo1lowin g Thanks g iving Day
9 . Chri s l mas Eve: December 24
10. Chri s lma s Day : Dec ember 25
11. New Ye ar's Eve: December 31
0. Any employ ee cov er ed by thi s Re so l ul i ~n who doc ,; not perform duly
scheduled on lh e working day s i mmed ia tely prior to and foll owing a holiday
shall nol r ece iv e pay for lh e holiday unle ss ot:1 erwise authorized by the
Fi r e Chi ef.
C. Employ ees r eq uired to work on an offi cial fily hol lday may r ecei ve
equiva l ent time off or pay at the discretion of the Fire Chief .
D. Wh en any of the foregoing holi days fall on a Sunday, the fol low ing
Monday shall be ob se rved as t he legal holiday . When any of the foregoing
holiday s fall on a Saturday, ea ch employee s hall be entitled to a day off
for s uch holiday, which day off shall be sc hedu l ed as th e City Manager ~n d/
or Fire Chief determin es , but no s pe ci fi c day shall be obse rved a s a holi -
day for purpo se of cl os ing City offi ces an d fun ction s.
ARTICLE 12 . UNIFORM CLEANING ALLOWANCE
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A. Jf an employee i s required to wear a uniform and /o r s afety equip -I
me nl , the em ploy ee s hall wear t he uniform and /o r afety eq ui pment only as
authorized or required by th e department work rul es. All employees shall
maintai n a presentable app eara nce while on duty . Th e em ployee is respon-
sible for any da mag e to th e uniform or safe t y eq uipm en t by neg li gence or
deliberat e act. The City wi ll be respon s ible for provid in g all uniforms
and s afety eq uip ment.
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The Department , on a r ep la ceme nt bas is, will bear the cos t of re -
pla cement uni form s. The new replac eme nt uni form will mee t or exceed recog-
niz ed indu s try st andards suc h as tho se published by OSHA, NFPA, or the U.S.
ll ur e a" of s t.ndard s.
Should the depa rtment auth or ize or require a specific work/Hfety
shoe, t he department will provid e s aid shoes which will be con si de red part
of the r equired uni form. If th e department require s and provide s the shoes
as de sc ribed abov e, the foot wear allowan ce as provid ed In C below will be
r edu ced lo f i fly percent (5 0%) of the co s t of authorized footwear up to
$50 .00 per year.
C. Subje c t to conditions descr ibed in B abov e , th e department will
provide f i fty per cent (50%) of t he cost of authorized footwear up to $7 5.00
per ye ar .
D. Physica l fitn ess sweatshirt s , sweatpants, and running shorts will
be provi ded by the Fire Department for employees engaged in the Depart-
ment 's physical f itness progr am . The above c lo t hing . will be provid ed ac-
cording l o an as -nee ded -bas i s , determ in ed by the Fi re Chief.
E. Cl ea nin g -The Ci ty will be re s pon s ible for providing c l ea ning fo r
all uniform s and /or s afe ty equipment.
ARTICLE 13. TUITION REFUND
Upon r ec omme ndation of the Fire Chief and af ter prior approval of the
City Manag er or hi s deslgn ee, th e City of Engl i wood may ·re i mbur se an em-
ploy ee for sa ti s fact ory comple tion of attempted course work of Grade C or
abo ve for undergraduate and graduate classes at 100% of public institution
rates or 50% of private in st itu tion rat es . Thi s includes rei mburseme nt for
the co s t of required te xts and as soc iated mandatory fe es.
Emp l oyees enroll ed in programs which require attendance dur i ng regular-
ly schedu l ed wo rking hours may be granted ti me off with th e emp l oyee and
City equally s haring th e co s t on a 50% basis . The employee muy •lect to
use annual leave, pe r sona l l ea ve or co mpensatory time lo r ei mb u, ,e the City
for the lime t ak en off duri ng workin g ho ur s to pur s ue a degree .
ARTICLE 14 . LIFE INSURANCE
Te rm 1 i fe ins urance will be provided by the City for em ployees covered
by this Resolut io n of $35,000 for each employee . A conv ersion privilege
upon retireme nt of 50 % cov erage payable by the emp l oyee will be made avail-
able by the City for sai d r etired emp loy ee .
ARTICLE 15. DENTAL INSURANCE
During the li fe of thi s Reso lu tion, th e City s hall pay at l eas t $35 .00
pe r mo nth toward the premium cost for depe ndent coverag e and at l east
SI 1 .00 per month fo r s ingle coverage fo r the City Dental I nsura nce Plan or
other pl an se l ected by the City as a sub s titute for the City ll ealth Plan
for each s ingl e and dep endent policyho ld er.
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Beginni ng January 1, 1988, emp'oyees will pay S5.00 per mo nth toward
the pr emi um co s t for dependen t cov erage and S2.00 pe r month for e,;ngle
coverage for dent a 1 insurance.
~n y di s pu t e concernin g the inter pre t atio n or appli cat ion of benefit s
und er the denta l plan sha ll be sub ject to the di s pute re solution pro ce dur e
only.
~RTIC LE 16. HEALHI INSUR ANCE -EHPLOYEES /RETlllEES
A. Be ginn ing J,rnuary l, 1900, th e City will pay at least Sl 86.JL per
mont h t oward the prem iu m cos t for depend e nt coverage an d S57.28 per month
for s ing I e coverag e fo r th e Ci ly ' s self-funded health in s uran ce pl an .
8. Begin nin g Ja nuary I , 1980, emp loyee s wi ll pay S9.00 per month to-
ward the premium cos l for dependent coverage for the City 's se lf-funded
he alth ir,surancc plan. mp loyees ha v ing si ngle cov e rage will pa y S4 .50 per
month of th e the l Llal s ingle premium cost.
C. Any d i s pute co ncernin g the in te rpre tatio n or applicat i on of ben e-
fit s prov id ed und c ,· th e he a lth insurance plan sha ll IJ e subjec t lo th e di s-
pute r eso lution pro ce dure onl y .
0. Re tirees pri or t o Ja nu ary 1, 1900, will IJe provid ed health in-
suran ce cover ag e by the City on a non-part i cipating ba sis. The cov e rage
wi 11 coo rdir a l e wi th Medicaid and Medica re wh ereve r appl i cab lc. Retirees
a fter Ja nuary 1, 1900, wi ll IJe guaranteed conve r s ion privileges lo th e
health insura nce pla n avail ab l e t hroug h t he City. The City wi ll pay 50¾ of
the cos t of cov erag e of he/ she conver s ion p 1 an up to a max i mum of S 75. 00
pe r man lh for the emp 1 oyee and in c 1 ud i ng the emp 1 oyees depe nd en t s.
ARTICL[ 17. HEAL TH EXAMINATION
Emp l o;e es covered by thi s Re so lu tio n s hall be el i g ibl e on a voluntary
bas i s for a City pai~ hea lth examinatio n condu c ted by th e City 's physician .
The schedu 1 e for exami 1,J ti a ns sha 11 be dete r mi ned by t he indiv i dua l em -
p 1 oycc' sage as follows :
Defo re age 40
Be tw ee n ages 40-50
After age 50
ARTICLE 18. LAYOFF
once every 3 ye ar s
eve r y 2 years
once every year
A. For de scr iptio n of the City's l ayo ff pol i cy sec Section 3 -JF -1-8
and 3-IL -1-8 of th e Englewood Muni cipa l Code .
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ARTICLE 19. LEAVE OF ,tl ':i i •l f.t (WITHOUT PAY)
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Permanent emp loyees mz.y be granted a leav~ of abs enc e witho ut pay for
rea son s of education whi rh is all i ed to the dutie s of the City, settlement
of an e s tate, child care , ser ious illness of a member of th e employee's
fami l y, but s hall not re used for th e purpose of obta ining emp loym ent else -
where. Leave without pay sha ll not exceed six month s of any year but may
be ex t end ed upon requ est fo r an add itional s ix month s. The total leave
t imc shall not exceed one year. Upon r eturn from approv ed leave, the em-
ployee will be res tored to ti ~ir fo rm er pos ition if ava i lable or to a po si-
tion comparab l e for wh ich th e employee i s qual if ied. Durin g a period of
unpaid l eave, employees sha ll not co nti nue t o accrue service credit or be
cl igib l e for any City ben e fit s.
l)_J.l_ l ica t ion fo r Leav e
A requ es t for a l eave of ab se nce without pay shall be sub mitted in
writing by the employee to the Fire Chi ef . The r eque s t s hal l indica t e the
rea son th e leave of ab se nce i s bei ng re qu es t ed and the approximate length
o f l e ave ti me requested.
Conside rati on of Leave Reque s t
The Fi re Chi e f may e i thcr grant or de ny 1 ca ve re qu es t s, taking into
co nsideration the departme nt 's work force, wor k load and the emp l oyee's
rcques t.
Fa ilu re t o Return
I f an employe e fails to return by the date of le ave ex piration , the
emp loyee s hall be considered to have volun t arily res ign ed from the se rvice
of th e City.
ARTICL E 20. " 1~ATION
A. A prom,-ted emp loyee covered by thi s Res olution sha ll serve a
twelv e (1 2) month probationary pe riod i n the new position prov ided,
however, that after having sa tisfact or il y se rved in sai d new po s it i on for a
period of at lea s t s ix (6 ) mont hs , th e Fire Chi ef may recommend permanent
s tatus in the new position for t he em ploye e prior to th e expiration of the
tw e l ve (1 2 ) month period . Should th e City Manager approv ed perma nent st a-
tu s for th e em ploy ee prior to th e exp i ration of th e twelv e (12) mo nth
proba tion ary period the emp l oyee shall be co ns id ered to hav e pe r ma nent
s tal us.
B. Any perm anent em pl oyee in t he cla ss ified se rvice, upon be ing pro -
mo ted to a new position in t he Career Servi ce sys t ern, sha 11 have probation -
ary s tatus in any positio n to whi ch he/sh e was promoted, but shall retain
perma nen t stJtus i n his/her previous clas s ification and may t ransfer ba ck
or be retu r ned to that previous position at an y time during th e probation -
ary period at the di sc retion of th e Ci t y Man ager and /or the emp loy ee
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Should the City Man age r ret ur n t' ,, em ployee t o hi s/her pr viou s pos ition
the emp l oyee shall be i nformed Jf lh e re aso ns fo r th e r et ur n.
C. Emp l oyees r ehired as pr ov ide d un der t he pro vis i ons of the City's
adm in istrative procedures wi t h l ess t han one (1) ye ar of sep ara ti on from
th e Cily sh all be subject to a proba tionary period. 1he f i r e Ch i e f , with
Lhe approval of the app o inting 1 ·tli or ity , may mo d ify or wai ve th e proba -
tionary period.
AR TI CLE 21. OVERTI ME COM PEN SATION
Overt i me wor k and compensa t io n shall be admi ni s t ered pu r suant t o
departme ntal pol i cy.
ARTI CLE 22. WAGE PROVISION
Emp loyees covered by t his Resolution wi ll rece ive a wage i nc r ease of 2¼
effect iv e J anuary I , 1988 .
ARTICLE 23 . AUT OMOBILE ALLOWANC E
An employee wh o i s specifically authorized by the Fire Chief to operate
hi s per so nally owned aut ou,obi l e i n t he co nduct of City busi ness sha ll be
paid mileage in acco r dan cr with t he City 's ve hi cl e mil eage poli cy.
ARTICLE 24 . COMPLAINT RESOLU TI ON
I n t he event there i s any dispute or com pl aint concer ni ng the inter-
pr et ati on or ap pli ca t io n of t hese or any oth er benefits e ither written,
imp l i ed or pra ct i ced, s a i d d i sput e will be submitte d fo r r esolution th r ou gh
th e di s put e resol ut i on proce dur e as pro vid ed fo r and admin is t ered by the
City Manager and hi s/he r des i gnated rep r esentati ve.
ARTICLE 25 . RE TIR EMENT BENEFITS
Reti r eme nt benefi t s and con tri bution lev el s are pr ov id ed un de r Engl e-
wood Mu ni c i pa l Code and St at e Sta t ute.
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Sec ti on 2. ~lution super se de s all ot her r esolution s on this su bj ect .
ADOPTED ANO APPROVED th ; s 7th day of December, 1987.
~~u f {%;, uge 7..ot i s, Mayor
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Ci t y Clerk
I , Patr ic i a 11. Cro w, Ci ty Cle rk of the City of Englewood Co lor ado,
he r eby cer tify that th e above and for egoi ng is a true, accu r ate and com-
ple t e co py of Reso lution No . .:f.l.._, Seri es of 1987 .
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Patri c fa ·tr. Crow
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