HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 Resolution No. 042I
RESOLU TI ON NO.
SER IES OF 19 87
A RE SOLUTION FOR A CO MP ENSATION PLAN SYSTEM FOR CONF ID ENTIAL EMPLO YEES OF
TH E CIT Y OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.
WHEnEAS , the City of Englewoo d, by Chart er Am endment e ffectiv e
Ap ,·i l 13 , 1981, provided for the establishment of ~o nfid e nt ia l emp l oyees
wit hin th e service of th e City of Engl ewood ; and
WHERE AS, the City of Engl ewood deems it is nec e s s ary to e s t ab l is h
c onfidential em ploy ees with full respon s ibi l ity lo th e City in orde r that
t he City be ab l e t o fulfill it s mis si on to provide co mp e tent, respon s ible
gove rnm e nt to Englewood c itizens; and
WHEREAS, by v irtue of duties assigned to po sitions by the City , it
ha s determined that th ey are confident i al and as s uch are, therefore , ex-
c lu led from represe ntation in any collec tiv ely ba rg ained employee relations
system of the Ci t y of Englewoo d; an d
WH EREAS, the City of Engl ewo od desire s to e s tabli sh and maintain a
sound and bene fi c ial emp l oyment sy s tem to benefit the City and confidential
employees of the Ci ty.
NOW THEREFOllE BE IT RESO LVED BY TIIE 1 -y COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COL ORADO :
Seel i on 1.
That there is he reby esta blished the fo ll owin g pl an of benefits
for the con f idential em ployees of t he City of Engl ew ood :
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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN
FOR THE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES
All fu ll -time c la ss ifi ed con fid ential employees excluded from the cer -
tif i ed bargai n i ng unit s hal l be repre se nt ed by thi s He so luti on .
ART ICLE I. HOURS uF WORK
Employee s c overed by this Re so luti on arc expected to wo,, th e hours
nec essary lo ac h ieve eff i cie nt tran s action of busine ss , wh i, ,, In most i n-
s tan c e s , will e xc eed an average of 40 hour s o f work per week. Confidentia l
empl oyee s sha ll be excl ud ed from overti me pay for any lime in whi ch work i s
p,,r forri1e,, oth e r than f or Doards , Commi ss i ons and the City Coun c il.
ARTICLE 2. ACTING PAY
All acting po s itions , exc ludi ng ac ting po.s1 tion at the dep artmen t head
l ev e l, will be com pen sa ted at one -half the difference betwe e n the em-
ployee 's actual c l a ss ifica t io n and th at in whi c h she /he i s ~c t l ng or 15¼ _ •
the employee's pr esen t sa la ry , whichev er is greater, a s ,,pproved by the
City Manager . The emp l oyee must be in the position for a pe riod of t hirt y
(30) co nsecu•.ive cale ndar day s be for e t he em pl oyee becomes e'l lg!bl e for
ac t in g posi ti on compensat ion. Suen pay will be retroactive t o th e first
day t he em ployee ass umes the re s po ns i bilities of the posit i on .
ARTICLE 3. MERIT INCREASES
All merit increa ses pr ovid ed for th e employee will be considered upo n
th e ann iv er s ary dale and shall not be con si de red automati c, but rather ,
ba sed up on performance. Sa id me rit in c rea se may be gr ant ed or denied to
any ind iv i du a 1 emp 1 oyee up on r ecommen da t io n of the department head and with
the approva 1 of th e City Manager. Th e date in whi ch the merit increase i s
e f fec t i ve sha ll determine t he new merit ann ivHsary date.
ARTIC LE 4. · LONGEVIT Y
Effe c tive clan uary l, 198 2, l ongevity compen s ation wi ll not l onger be
ac c ru ed for any empl oyee s covered by this Reso lu tion. However, for tho se
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employee s receiving l ongevity comp ens ation prior l o Jan uary I, 1982, th ey I
shall co ntinu e to receive sa id compe nsa ti on al th e ir pre sent rate pe r
mo nth . Employees with l ess than f i ve ye ar s of continuous se rvi ce with the
Ci ty a s of ,January I , 198 2 , will not be elig ible for long e vity compe ns ation
at any t ime . For th ose eligible emp l oyees, the amo e ~t of longev ity comp en-
sation sh all be comp ut ~d from the fo ll owi ng sched ul e:
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Year of
Conti nu ous
Scrv i cc As
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0-4 None
Amou nt of Co mpensation
$12 per mo nth for $144 per yea r, excep t for th ose emp l oyees who
have not com pl et ed six full year s of continuou s se rv ic e on Decem-
b~r I of any year, whi ch employ ees s hall rec e iv e an amount eqJa l
t •J Sl2 for eac h fu ll month of completed continuou s servic e after
co mpl etion of five ye ar s of co ntin uous se rvice up to Dec ember 1.
10-14 $24 per mo nth for S288 per year, exce pt for tho se cmpioyees who
have not co mpl eted ele ven fu ll year , of continuou s service on De -
cember 1 of any ye~r, whi ch employee s shall recei ve Sl44 plus an
amoun t equa l t o $12 for ea ch year full mo nth of comp ·leted con-
tinuou s se rvice afte r comp l etion of 10 years of se rvice up to De-
cembe r I .
15 -19 $36 per mo nth for $4 32 per year, except for t hose empl oyee s who
have no t com pl eted 16 fu ll yea r s of continu ous se rvice on December
1 of any year, whic h emp loyee sha ll receiv e $288 plus an amount
equal to Sl2 for eac h year full mo nth of co mpl e t ed continuous ser -
vi ce after co mpl eLion of 15 years of service up to Dece mber 1.
20 or S40 per mo nth fo r $576 per year, exce pt for tho se emp loyees who
have not compl eted 21 full years of continu ous se rvice on December
1 of any year , whi ch emp 1 oy ee sha 11 rece ive S43 2 p 1 us an am ount
eq ual to $12 for eac h full month of completed continuou s se rvice
after completion of 20 yea r s of continuous service up to December
1.
Emp loy ee~ cove r ed by thi s Res olution s hall co nt inu e to re ce iv e longevi -
ty com pensati on at t he ntc pc:· mo nth they werf receiving on 'he date they
ar e prnm otr,d into thi s benefit gro up, i.e., confidential employee.
ART! ~LE 5. ANNUAL LEAVE
A. Em~loyees hired prior t o J anuary l, 1984, and co vered by t hi s
Reso lu tion s h-all accumula t e annual l eave monthly at the fo ll ow ing r ate s:
Leng th
of Se rvi ce o:g--
10 and abov e
20 and above
Hours
per Month
10
13. 33
14. 16
Hour s
per Year
l?.O
160
170
The maximu m acc umul at i on of annual l ea ve snall be as fo ll ows:
Le ngth of Serv i ce
0-9
10 -19
20 and above
IL1ur s
-~40
320
340
New employees hired January I, 1984, and thereafter shall accumulate
annuai l eave at the following rates:
Length
of Service -0-:-4--
5 .9
IO 19
7.0 and above
!lour s
per Month
6.66
10
13 . 33
14. 16
Hours
per Year
80
120
160
170
lhe maxim um accumulation of an nu al leave shall be as fol lows:
1!.r!!J th of Service
0-4
5-9
10-19
20 an d above
llour s -n;o--
240
320
340
U. Annual le ave sha ll not be granted lo any employee until after com -
ple tio n of twelve (12) month s co nsec utive servi ce with the City unless
o I hcrw i se authori zed by th e Department lie ad. In order to qualify for an-
nu a 1 leav e credit during th e month, the employee must have worked fo r at
l eas t one -half (1 /2) of th e working days of that rnonLh ex c luding_ authorized
paid l eave .
C. Annual l cave sha 11 neither be authorized nor comp uted for any pur-
pose after the maximum accumu l ation ha s been reached . The schedule for use
of annual l eave shal l be determi ned by the need s of the department. Annual
leave shall be take n at a time co nv eni en t to and approved by the Department
Head. Emp 1 oycc s sha 11 not lo se ac cumulated annual l eave after the maxi mu m
has bee n r eached if the employee has requested use of annual l eave pri or to
ma x im"m acc umulation, and has been denied use of annual leave.
/\nnuJ l Leave Pay
The rate of annual leave pay shall be the employee's regular straight
time hourly rate of pay for the employ ee's regular job and charged on a
working hour ba s is, excluding holidays and regular days off . Annual leave
s hall be allowed only to the total hourly amount ac cumulat ed at the begin-
ning of the leave, as verified by th e Department Head. Emp loyees ma y
receive their ann ual l eave pay no earlier than three (3) days prior to the
s tart of their annual leav e, provided the emp l oyee makes a written reque s t
to their supervi sor fifteen ~al en dar day s pr ior to the s tart of th eir an -
nua 1 cave.
Wor k Duri nq Ann ua I Leave
If after the employee ha s begun their annual l eave and the City re-
quires th e emp loyee to work during th e sc heduled an nual l eave period, the
employee sha ll not be charged any va cati on ti me for th e number 0f hour s
worked .
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Minimum Usage
There s hall be a one week mi nimu m on use of annual l eave time, unl ess
otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his/her de sign ated
re presen tative .
Annual Leave Pay Upon sep ara t i on
Any TIO l oyee who i s s~parat ed from the se rvi ce of the City, i.e., re -
liremen ,, t ermi nati on or layoff, shall be compen sa t ed for the unu se d annual
l eav e li me acc umulated al the lime of se narati on .
Annual leave for employees shall b,, charg ed on a working hour basis
excl uding reg ul ar days off .
ARTICLE 6. PERSONAL LEAVE
Beginning Janu ary 1, 1984, all employees covered by this Resolution
sha ll be granted 48 personal leave hour s with pay which an employee is en -
l i t 1 ed to use for the fo 11 owin g purposes:
A. Time l ost as a result of illne ss/injury t o the em ployee or the
employ ee 's imm ediate fam ily .
B. At lend per sona 1 bu si ness.
C. Le i sure tim e.
For any employee who has not us ed the 48 per sonal l eave hours endin g
November 30 of each year or any po r tion t hereof, the City will compensate
said emp loyee for the unu se d time at th e emp loy ee 's regular wag e rate to be
pai d during the month of December of tha t year. Per sonal leave • ime shall
not exceed t he 48 hou r s as designated above nor shall it oe acc"11~lated or
ca rri ed ove r from une year to the ne xt. Personal leav e s hall b•• sc heduled
and administered und er th e di recti on of the Departm ent Hea d. Ir, the event
of illness/in jury in which person al leave i s requ es t ed, th e ~or.ploy ee shali
notify th e ir supervi so r or other person designated by the sup ervi sor at
l eas t on e (1) hour prior t r their sc heduled reporting time .
ARTICLE 7. ADMINIS TRATIVE LEAVE
Admi ni s trativ e le ave with pay may be granted an em ploy ee at the discre -
tion of the Department Head or de signee. Th is l eav e is used when circum -
stances r eq uire in t he be s t interest s of the City and/or the employee th at
the em ployee should temporari ly be relieved from duly.
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ARTICLE 8. DISABILIT Y -TEMPORARY (NON JOB ~ELATED)
Def in i tion
Tempora ry disabi lity is l eave granted for non -service co nnected injury
or illne s s of an emp l oyee whi ch d i sability prevents the employee from per-
fo rming hi s/her duti es as a City emp loyee.
For emp l oyees hired before Dece mber 31, 1983, t he City agrees to pro -
vi de temp orary di sability l eave with pay for employees abse nt as a result
of illnes s/injury at the rate of 100% o f th e emp l oyee's regular wage up to
120 cal endar day s of di s ability .
Temporary di sab i 1 i ty 1 eave sha 11 not /Je accumu 1 a ti ve exc ept t hat on
Janu ary I of eac h year the City shal 1 restore 100% of th e number o f day s
used by an employee dur;ng the preced i ng year up to a maximum of 60 days .
Fo r emp 1 oyees hi red as of J anuary I, 1984 , and therea fte r, and covered
lly th e terms of th is agreeme nt , the City agrees to provide said employees
temporary d i s abil ily l eave with pay for emp l oyees absent as a res ult of
illne ss/injury as follow s :
0-4 years
5-9 yea rs
10+ years
60 day s
90 days
120 days
Fo r employees hired as of Ja nuary I, 198 4, and th erea l ter, tempora r y .
di sa bility leave sha ll not be acc umulativ e excep t th at on January I of each
ye ar the City shall restore the numb er of days used by an em ployee during
the preceding year according to the following sch ed ule :
Utilization
0-4 years
5-9 years
10+ year s
up to a maxi mum of 30 day s
up to a maximu m of 45 days
up to a maximum of 60 days
A. Authoriz,• ;on for temp orary di s ab i lity leav e with pay shall only
be granted after l..c fir s t day of disability .
B. Authorization for t emporary di sabi l ity sha ll only be granted for
the 'allow in g r easo ns:
I. Per sonal illness or inj ury no t serv ice connected, in cluding
maternity.
Sick Leave
A 11 s ick 1 eave accrued by permane nt emp loyee s prio r l o Ja nuary I , 1980,
shall vest with the employee and may be use d i n th e follow i ng manner:
A. After the 120 day s as des cribed above hav e be en used , unless the
employee is en titled f or ret i rement as a r esult of disabil ity .
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B. By cashing in all accrued sick leave acc umulat ed under th e previous
plan upon normal or disability retirement or sep arat ion fr om the City at
the rat e of one hour 's pay for each two hours of accrued s ick leave .
C. By cashi ng in accrued s i ck l eave under the prev io us plan, on ce each
yea r at the conversion r ate of fo"r (4) hours sick l ea ve for one (I) hour
pay , not t o excee d a co nve r sion o .' more t han 400 hours each year.
lle porling of Temporary Di sahil •t_,
1 he employee or a member u I che emp 1 oyee' s hou se ho l cl sha 11 notify t he
emplo ye e 's s upe rvi s or prior t.o th e employee 's schedl•l cd reporting time.
No t empo rary disability l eave will be gra nted lo an e,op l oye e who fails to
noti fy th e ir supervisor prior lo t he beginning of t he em ployee 's wor k
sc hedu le unle ss circum s tances beyond t he control of th e emp loyee would net
permit .
Ver ifi cation of Di sa bility
An attendi ng ph ys i cian's s tatement will not be necess ary until after
three (3 ) days of di sabil ity, except wh en required by the Department Head.
lf t he Department Head requi re s a physicia n 's statement of d i sability , the
City sh all bear the cost of ~uch ph ys i cian's statement .
Abuse of Temporary Di sabi l i t.y
Abu se of temporary disabil ily occurs when an emp loyee mi sre presents the
actua l r eas on for requesti ng temporary di sability or wh en an employee uses
temporary di sa bility l eave for una uthori ze d purposes. An empl oy ee who
makes a fal se claim for t em porary di sabi l ity l eave shall be s ubje ct to dis-
ciplinary actio n.
ARTICLE 9. ON -THE -JOB INJURY • DISA BILITY
A. For any on-the -job Inj ur y whi ch causes any emp loyee to be absent
from work as a re s ult of sech injury, th e City shall pay to such em ployee
hi s/her full ,iages from the firs t day of his /t,er ab sence from work up to
and Including t he 90th ca l endar day of s uch ab sence , l r.ss whatever sum s
r ece i ve c by t he en,p l oyee as di sa bil ity wages under workme n's compensat I on .
The Cit y reserves the rig ht to require any emp l oyee on injury or di sa bility
leave lo subm it lo an exa minali on(s ) by City appointed physicia n(s ) at th e
City's expe nse or under the provision of work me n's compen s ation or the re-
tireme nt /pens i on pr ovisions as provid ed under State 5ta l ule .
B. All injurie s that occur duri ng workin g hour s sha ll be r e por t ed to
th~ em ployee 's su pervi so r within 24 hour s of th e injury or before the em -
ployee l eaves their de partment of em ployme nt.
ARTICLE 10 . MILITARY LEAVE
A. Any permanent or probationary emp l oyee who enli s ts or i s in du cted
into t .,e military, nava l, air or other armed services of th e Unit ed St ates
s hall be entiti ed to a l eav e of abse nce without pay for th e duration of
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such war or until honorably discharged , whichever occur s first, and for one
(1) year thereafter.
8 . Any employee who shall be a membe r of the Nat io na l Guard or any
other compo nent of the mil ila ry forces of the state, now or hereafter or -
ga nized or constituted under th e slate or f ederal law, or who shall be a
membe r of the reserve forces of th e Un i ted States , now or hereafter or-
ganized or co nst i tu t ed under federal law, shall be entit l ed lo a leave of
ab sence fr om his/her employ ment with out lo ss of pay, seniority, status ,
e ffic ienc.v rating, vaca tion, sick l eave or oth e r benef it ~ for all ;he time
when he /she i s enga ged with such organizatio n or co mponent in training or
act ive se rvice ordered or authoriz ed by proper authority Jlllr suant to law,
whether for stale or f ederal purpo ses , but not exceeding f I fteen ( 15) da ys
i n any calendar year. Such l eave shall be allowed in ca se the required
mi l ita ry service i s satisfactorily pe ,·form ed, whi ch shall be presumed un-
l ess th e con tr ary i s eslabl i shed.
C. Such l eave shall not be all owed unle s s the employee retu rns to hi s/
her pub I i c po s ition im me diately upon being r elieved from such military s er-
vice and not later than the ex piration of the time herein limited for such
leave, unle ss s he/he i s prevented from so r eturning by physical or mental
di s abi lity or other cause not due to hi s/her own fault or is required by
pro per authorities lo continue in such military se rvic e beyond the time
her e in li mited for s uch l eave .
0. Subje c t to provision A, B, and C above, the City shall provide full
pay to an emp loyee granted military leave, le ss whatever wag es the employee
ma y ha ve received by the military for such service.
ART! CLE l I. FUNERAL LEAVE
Th e department head shall grant leave with pay ,o an emp loyee to attend
th e funeral of a mem ber of t he emp loyee's family . The number of days gran -
t ed shall be governed by the circumstance s of th e cas e, but in no event
sha ll they exceed five (5) working days. For t he purp ose s of this section,
"employee's family" shall mean the employ ee's spou se , or the children,
grandchi l dre n, parents, grandparent s . brothers and sis ters of t he emp loyee
or of the emp l oyee's spo use . Annuil 1,-ve ma., be gra nt ed by the departm ent
head if add i l i ona l time off is deemed .pprop r i ate.
ARTICLE 12. ·JURY DUTY ANO WITNESS SERV lCE
Le ave may be gr anted to an emp l oyee for servin g on jury duly or as a
witnes s i n hi s/her official capa c ity in ob edien ce to a subpoena or direc -
tion by l egal aut ho rity. She /he sha 11 be enti tled to t he difference
between his/her regular compens ation and the fee s received for j ury duty or
as a wit ness. Wh en s he /he is subµo enae d in privat e litigation to testify,
no t in hi s/her official capacity but as an individual, the time absent by
reasons t hereof shall be taken as annual l eave, per son al leave or leave
without pay .
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ARTICLE D. HOLIDAYS
A. The following days shall be co ns idered offi c ial holidays by th e
City:
I . New Year 's Da y : January I .
2. Wa s hin gton's Birthday: Tt e thi rd Mon day in February
3. Memorial Day: The la st Monday in May
4. Independence Day : July 4
5. Labor Day : The first Mond ay in Septembe r
6. Veteran 's Day: November 11
7. Thank sgiving Day: The fourlh Thursday in Nov emb er
8. Fourth Friday of November following Thank sgiving Day
9. Christmas Eve: Decem ber 24
IO. Christmas Day: December 25
II New Yea r 's [v e : December 31
8. Any em ployee covered by thi s Resolution who doc s not perform duty
sc heduled on the work in g days imm ediately prior to and following a holiday
s hall not recei ve pa y for th e holiday un l ess otherwise authorized by th e
department he ad.
C. Employee s requ ired to work on an official City holiday may receive
equ ival ent time o ff or pay at the di sc r e tion of the department head .
0. Wh en any of the foregoing holiday s fall on a Sunday, t he following
Monday shall be observed as the legal ho l i day. When any of the foregoing
holidays fall on a Sat urday, eac h employee shall be entitled to a day off
for such holid ay, which day off shall be s chedu l ed as the City Manager and/
or department head determines, but no specific day shall be observ ed as a
holiday for purpose of closing City offices and functions.
ARTICLE 14. TUITION REFUND
Up on recomm endation of the Departm ent Head and after prior approva l of
t he City Mana ge r or hi s/her de s ignee, the City of Englewood may reimburse
an emp 1 oyee for satisfactory comp 1 ct ion of at tempted course work of Grade C
or abov e for und ergraduate and graduate c l ;;sscs at 100% of public institu-
tion rates or 50 % of private instit ution rates. This includes reimburse-
ment for the cost of required t exts and ass ociated mandatory fee s .
Employees enrolled in programs which req uire attendance during regular -
l y sc heduled working hour s may be granted time off with the employee and
City eq ually sharing the cost on a 50 ¾ basis. Th e employee may elect to
use annual leave, personal l eave or compensatory time to reimburse the City
for lhc time taken off during working hours to pursue a degree .
ART ICLE 15. LIFE INSURANCE
lerm l 1fe insurance will be provided by the City for employees covered
by this Reso lut io n of $35,000 for eac h emp l oyee. A conversion privilege
upon retirement of 50¾ coverage payable by the employe e will be made avail -
able by the City for said re tired emp l oyee.
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ARTICLE 16. DENTAL INSURANCE
During the life of this Co ntra ct, th e City sh al l pa y at l e as t S35 .00
per mont h toward the pr emium cos t for depend ent covera ge and at least
$11.00 per mo nth for si ngl e coverage for the City Dental In s uran ce Plan or
other pl an se l ~cted by t he City as a sub sti tu te for th ·, City Health Plan
fo r each s ingle and depe nd ent po li cyh older .
Beginni ng January I, 1988 , employees will pay S5 .00 per mo nth toward
t he pr emiu m cost for de pendent co verage and S2.00 per month for s ingle
coverage fo r dent al insura nce .
An y disp ut e co ncerni ng t he interpre tation or application of be nef its
und er the dental plan shall be subj ect to the di s p11t.e re so lution proced ure
onl y .
ARTICLE 17 . HEALTH INSURANCE -EMPLOYEE S/RETIREES
A. Beg inning Ja nu ary 1, 1988, the City will pay at l east Sl86 .00 per
monlh t cward the premium cost for depe nden t cov erage and $57 .28 per month
r or s in gl e covero1ge for the City's self -fun ded hea 1th in surance pl an .
8. Beg inning Janu ary 1, 1988, emp l oyees will pay S9.00 per month to-
ward Lh e pr em iu m co s t for dependent coverage for t he City's se lf-fun de d
hea 1th ins uran ce pl an. Employees having s ingle cover age wi 11 pay S4. 50 per
monl h of the the t otal si ngle pr emiu m cost.
C. Any di s put e co ncerning the int erpretation or application of bene-
f it s provi ded und er th e he alt h insuran ce plan s hall be subject to the dis-
pule resolut ion procedur e on ly .
D. Re tirees pri or to J anuar y 1, 19 80 , will be provided health in -
surance cove r age by the City on a non-pa rt i c ipating basis . The coverage
will coo rdinate wit h Medi caid an d Medica re wherever applicabl e . Retire es
after Ja nuar y I , 198 0 , wi ll be guar ant eed co nver sion privileges to the
health in sur anc e plan available through the City. Th e City will pay 50 % of
lhe cost of co verage of she/he conver s io n plan up t o a maximum of S75.00
per monlh.
ARTICL E 18. HEALTH EXAMINATION
Emp l oye e s covered by this Resol uti on shall be eligibl e on a voluntary
basi s for a City paid health exa min at ion cond ucted by the Ci t y's physician.
Th e sched ul e fo r examina tion s shall be determi ned by th e individual em -
ployee's age as fol low s :
Be fore age 40
Between ages 40-50
After age 50
once eve ry 3 ye ar s
every 2 years
once every ye ar
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ARTICLE 19. LAYOFF
A. For description of the City's layoff poli cy se e Section 3-IF-1-8
and Sec t io n 3-JL-1-8 of the Englew oo d Munic ipal Cod e.
ARTICLE 20. LEAVE OF ABSENC E (WITHO UT PAY)
[ 1 iqib il i ty
Pe rma nent emp l oy es may be grant ed a l ea ve of ab senc e without pay for
rea sons of education wh ic h i s alli ed t o th e dutie s of th e City, settlement
of an e s tate, chi ld c a r, seriou s illness of a memb er of the emp loy ee 's fam ·
i l y, but shall no t be used for the purpose of obtaining employment e l se -
wh e r e. Le ave without pay shal I not exceed s ix month s of any year but may
be exte nd ed upon r eque s t for an additional six months . The tot a 1 leave
t ime s hall not excee d one yea r. Up on return from approv ed leave, the em -
p l oyee will be r es tored t o their former position 1f •"al l able or to a posi -
ti on com parable for whi ch th e employee is qualified . During a period of
unpaid l eave, employee s sha ll not co ntinu e to accrue service credit or be
e ligib l e for any City benefits.
App l ic.1tio n for I.eave
A reque s l for a l eave of absence without pay sha 11 be submitted in
writing by Lh e emp l oyee Lo th e depar tm ent head . Th e re qu es t s hall indicate
Lhe r e a so n Lhe leave of ab se nce i s being requ es ted and the approximate
le ngth of leave Lime requested.
Consideratio n o f Lea ve Reque s t.
The departmen t he ad may either grant or deny l eave reque s t s , taking
int o consi deration th e department 's work for ce , work load and the em -
ployee's reque s t.
Fail ur e lo Retur n
If an empl oyee fail s Lo rel.u rn by the date of l e ave ex 1i iration, the
employee s hall be co ns id er ed to have voluntarily resig ned from the servic e
of Lhe Ci Ly.
ARTIC LE 21. ~OMPLA I NT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
in th e event th ere is any dispute or com plaint co nc e rning the inter-
pr eta tion or application of th ese or an y oth er bene fit s cit.he r written ,
imp li ed or prac ti ced, s aid comp laint will be subm i tt ed for ··es olutio n
th rough the complaint r eso lution procedure a s provided for and adm ini s t ered
by the City Manager and his/her des ignated repre sentative.
ARTICLE 22. PROBATION
Any perma nent emp l oyee i n the c l ass ifi ed se r vi c e upon being promoted to
a new po s ition in the Caree r Serv i ce Sys t em shall hav e probationary status
in th e pos ition to whi c h she/he was promoted , bu t sh all retain pe rmanent
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st atus i n hi s/her pr ev iou s cla ss if ic at io n and ma y tran sfe r back or be re -
t ur ned to t hat pre v I ous posit io n at an y time during th e probationary period
at the di scretion of th e appointing autho r ity .
Empl oye es reh i red as prov id ed und er t h( ~,v 11,1ons of \~e City 's ad -
min is t ra tiv e pro cedur es wi th le ss t ha n une (l) y~ar of separation from the
City shall be subjec t to a pro bat ionary period. ,·~e Department Head with
t he approva l of th e appo inting auth ority may mod i f y or waiv e the probation-
a,·y pe riod.
NOT(: For l egal aut ,:ority s ee 3-JE-ut th e City C •.j~.
ARTICLl 23. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
For a descr ip tion of the City's Pen s io n Pl an, se e Sc ti~r. 3-68-1-13 o f
t h~ [ng l cwood Muni c ipal Code .
ARTICLE 24. LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
Long te rm di sab ility in sur an ce i s provi de d fo r empl oyees cov ered by
thi s Res ol ut i on . Fo r des cription of eli g i bll l ty and coverage, see the
Ci t y's l ong te r m d i sabi l i ty plan availabl e in the Empl oye e Re lations
Dep ar t me nt.
ARTICLE 25 . WAGE PROVISION
Empl oyees co vered by t hi s Resol uti on wi ll r ece iv e a wa ge in cr e ase ad -
j us tm ent of 2% e f f ec ti ve Ja nua ry l, 198 8 .
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Sec tion 2.
This reso l ution supe rsedes all other resoluti ons on this s ubject .
MJOPTED ANO APPROVED thi s 7th day of December , 19 87.
£~~g7('Q~ tugene~fi s, Mayor
All[SI:
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City Cle rk
I, Patrici a II. Crow, City Cl erk of the Ci ty of Englewood Colorado,
hereby ce rti f, that the above an9 for ego ing is a true , accurate and com -
plete copy of R~s olution No . ~-• Series of 1987 .
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Patricia H. Crow
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