HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982 Resolution No. 052RESOLUTION No.S~
SERIES OF 1982--
A RESOLUTION FOR A BENEFIT SYSTEM FOR MANAGERIAL AND SUPERVISOR Y
EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOY RE
RELATIONS , ENGINEERING, Fl NANC E , LllJRARY, PARKS A"lll RECRE ATLON,
PUBLIC WOR KS, UTILITIES , WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN!; AND MUNl ClPAL
COURT OF THE CITY OF ENGLEW OOD , COLORADO.
WHEREAS, the City Council, by Cha rter Amendment
effective April 13, 1981 provided fo r the establishment of
managerial and supe rviso ry emp loy ees wi thin th e service of
th e City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood deems it is necessar y
t o e stablish managerial and supervisory employees with full
respons ibility to the City in order th at the City be able co
f ulfill it s mission co provide c ompetent, responsible govern menr
to Englewood citizens ; and
WHEREAS, by vi r t ue of supervisory or manag e r ia l autic•
assigne d to positions by th e Ci t y , the City of Englewo od Ca r eer
Serv ice Board has determined that th e following positions are
man agerial o r supervisory and as such a r e the refor e e xclud ed
from membership, participation and /or r ep r ese nt at i on in a ny
collectively bargained emp loy ee relations system of the City
of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewoo d des~ res to establish
an d main tain a sound and b enef i cial em ployment system to benefit
th e Cit y an d ma nag erial and supervisory employ ees of the Cit y,
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ClTY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGL EW OO D, COLORADO;
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That th ere ls hereby established the toll owing system
0f wage a nd be n~fits for the manage rial and supervis ory
employees of the Department s o f co ·mm unity Developm ent ,
Employee Relat ions, Engine ering , Finance, Library, I
Parks and Rec r ea tion, Public Wor ks, Utilities,
Wastewa t er Treatmen t Plant, and Municipal Court of.
the City of Eng l ewoo d:
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BENEFIT RESOLUTION FOR
MANAGERIAL AND SUPERVISORY POSITIOtlS IN 'll!E DEPAR1MEN'l'S OP
COMMUNITY DEVELOPME~f, llMPLOYEE Ri2 ,A'l'IONS, ENGINEEIUNG,
FINANCE, LIBRARY, PARKS AND RECRF1.,TIO?i, PUBLIC WORKS
UTILITIES , WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND K!NICIPAL COURT
following positions shall be repres •,nted by thie Resolution:
Assistant Director, Finance
Assistant Di rector, Housing
Assistant Director, Parka
As a i stunt D1rcc tor, Planning
Ass istant Director, Recreation
Chief Building Inspector
Civil Engineer
Court Adminis trstor
Customer Service Manager
Employee Relations Assistant
Information Systems Manager
Office Engineer
Purchas ing Age nt
Research & Deve lopment Engineer
Revenue Chi ef
Superin tenden t , Stree t s
Superintendent, ServiCenter
Superintendent, Water District
Superintendent, WWTP Operations/Maintenance
Traffic Enginee r
Chief Lab Analyst
Chie: Plant Operator, Utilities
Chi ef Plant Opera tor, Wa s t ewate r
Librarian II
Superviso r, Golf Ground s
Supervi sor, Parks
Sup ervisor, Re c reation
Supe rvisor, ServiCenter
Supervisor, Streets
S1.!pe rvisor, Traffic
Superviso r, Wat er District
Sup e r ·11 sor, Wastewate r/Mainte nanc e
Ad .11 ini .,t r ative Ass istant, Library
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ARTICLE I. HOURS OF WORK
Employees affected by this Resolut ion are expec t e d t o work the h o ura 1w ,·u 1,wu
to achieve e ffi c i e nt transac tion o f b uu!nees in c nch n wp cctivc da part11lC'11t 1.J l!l l'h
in most instances will e xceed an average of 40 h o u rs of work per week .
ARTICLE II. ACTING PAY
All acting posi tions will be compe ns a ted at o ne-ha lf t he differe nce l,ctwc,•11
the emp loyee's actual c lassification and that in which he i e acting as ap p rc1v c.:,I
by t he appointing authority. The employee must be in the po&J.tion for " pe r iod
o f thirty (3 0) consec utive c a l e nd ar dnys b efore said e mployee become s elir,lbl l'
fur a c ting posi tion compensation . Such pay will be re troactive to the fi rst
d ay said employee assumes the responsib ilities of the po sition.
ARTI CLE III, MER I T I NCREASl:'S
All me rit i ncreases provided for the employee will be cons l de red upon t he
a nn ive r s ary d a t e and shall not b e comddered auto1.:iatic. but rather, buu e d ur,u,l
p er fo rm an ce . Said me r i t increase may be granted or deni ed to un y i nd i vlduu_
e mp loye e upon recolll!ll endation of the department head and with the ap pr oved o f Lil,-
City Ma nager. The date in which the me rit increas e is ap prove d s ha ll dotc r mi n,-
t he n ew merit a nniversary date.
ARTICLE IV . LO NG EV ITY
Eff ec tive January 1, 19 82, l ong e vity compcns atior. wil: no l onge r be ucct-ut:J
f or any employees co vered by t h i s Resolution. However, f or t hose em;,loyecti
r e ce i vi ng l ongevity c ompensation prior to Janua ry I, 1982, they shall cont i nue
to r ece i ve sai d compensa tion at the ir p resent rate p er month. Employees wi th
less than 5 year s o f continuous s ervice with the City as of J anuary 1 , 19d2 wJ 11
no t be eligib l e fo r l o nge vity COllljl ensation a t a ny t i me . Fo r those eligible
c111p l oyces , the at00 un t 0 f lo ngeviLy co mpcnsat l o n s ha l l be cooq>u t cd [co1< LhL'
fo llowing schedule :
Yea rs of
Con tinuous
Service As
of I/ 1/82 Amo unt of Compensation
0-4 No ne
5-9 $12 pe r mont h for $144 per yea r, excep t fo r t hose emp loyee s who h ave
not comp l e t ed 6 full years of continuous servi ce o n De cember 1 of any
year, which emp loyees s h a l l r ecei ve a n mno wlt ec1ua l t o $12 f o r -.!a <.:11
full month of c omp leted conti nuo us se rvice afte r co111p l etion of j y,•.
of continuous se r vice up t o 0ccl!l11bc r I .
10-14 $24 pe r month fo r $288 p e r yea r , except fo r t hot;c cmp l oyccH who II ,,
not couqlle t e d 11 full years of contl nuou s service 0 11 Occc11d1cr I 1, 1
year, which emp loyees shall receive $144 p lus an allX)unt eq ual l e
for each full month of c ompleted continuous servi ce afLc r co u;,l cl J
of lO year s o f continuo us se rvi ce up co Decembe r l.
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Years of
Continuous
Se rvice A1J
of 1/1/82 A 0 1:11 t o f Comp e ns ation
15-19 $36 per month for $432 per year, except for those employees who ll•v,,
not comp leted 16 full years of continuous service on December l o f m,y
year, which employee shall receive $288 plus an amoun t equa l to $12 I ,,,
each full month of comp leted continuouY servi ce ufttH completion o f
15 years o f s ervice up to December l.
20 or
more $48 per month for $576 per year, except for thos e en111loyees who huvL'
not completed 21 full years of continuous service on Deceaib o r 1 o f nuf
year, which employee shall receive $432 plus an am:,unt equal to $17. (u r
each full month of comp)eted continuous service uftcr completi o n ul .'IJ
years of continuous service up t o Dec e mb e r l .
ARTICLE V. ANNUAL LE.A VE
A, Employees cove red by this Re so lution shall accumulate annual l eave
mo nthly a t the rate of 11,; days per month of active service, Annu ci. l eave ohol J
not be g ranted to any emp loyee until afte r completion of twelv~ (1 2 ) mo 1\thti
consecutive se rvice with the City unless otherwis e a uthorized by the depa rtu\t!11r
head. In o rde r t o qualify for annual leave credit during the month, the l!mplvyl'l
mus t have wo rked for at l east one-half (½) of t he working days of that ,oont h
excluding authori ze d putd l eave. Fo r t hose employeeH huving les s thnn t en (\0)
years continuous se rvi ce , the maximum u ccumul n tion nf anr,ual leave Ghnll be
thirty (30) days ,
B. After ten (10) years of continuo us •ecvice with th e City , empl oyees
shall ac cumulate annual leave at the rate of l ½ days of annual leavl.! pe r nx:i n tl1
o f active service, In order to quali fy for a nnual leave credit during t he too nth ,
the employee must have worked for at l e ast o ne-half (½) o i the worki11g days of
that mon th excluding authorized paid leave . The max imum a ccumula tion s h.i i L bli
40 days.
C. Accum ula tio n of annual lea ve sha ll ne ither be aut:hori1.ed nor ca.!tf.aH.:
fo r any p urpose aft e r the ma ximum accumula tion h as b een r eached unlc!Hi oLhc.•1 ,.1
au tho rized nod approved by the department head.
The schedule fo r us e of annual leave shall be deter mi ned by the ne eds of , I.
de partment. Annual leave s hall be t~k !' a t a time convenient to and ap pro ved ,
the department head o r superviso r.
Annu a l Lea ve Pay
The rat e of a nnua l leave pay s hall be the e mpl o yees r e gular o trai ghL l i.
hourly rate of pay fo r the employees regulur job and c hur~cd o n a work i 1q~ 1,.
basis, e xc luding h olidays and r egula r days off . Annual l e ave s ha ll h e nl I.
only to the total hourly anx>unt acc wu ula ted at the beginni ng of the l ~.1\1.: 1
ve r i fied by t h e departme nt h e ad. Emp loyees may rcc~ivc Lllc ir nnnual l.1•,1v,·
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no earlier than three (3) days prior to the start of their amiual leave,
provided the employee makes a written request to their supervi sor fifteen ( 15)
calendar days prior to the start of their annual lcnvc,
Work During Annual Leave
If after the employee hes begun their annual leave and the City requires t lw
employee to work during the scheduled aMual leave period, the employee shall nu L
be charged with vacation t ime for the number of hours wor.ked.
How Charged
Annual l e ave for employees covered by this Resolution shall be charged on
an hour for hour basis excluding regular days off.
Annual Leave Pay Upon Separation
An y employee who is separated from the service of the City, i.~. retiremcrnt ,
termination or layoff, shall be compensated at the emp loyee's regular .-age rate
for the unused annual leave time accumulated at the time of separation,
ARTICLE VI, PERSONAL LEAVE
Effe ctive January I, 1903, a ll employe es covered by this Resolution ahall he
granted 48 hours of personal leave time with pay which an employee is entitled t0
use for the following purposes:
A. Time lost as a res ult of illness /injury to the emp loyee or the ~ttqllo yc.\:'::
immediate family.
B, Attend personal bus iness.
C. Leisure time,
For any employee who has not used the 48 hou rs of personal leave time c 11 dl11 ~
December )l, of each year o r any portion thereof, the City will compenautc sa td
employee for the unused time at the enqJ loyee 1 s regula r wacc. rate to he paid rh,.-
first pay period in January of each succeeding year. Persona l leave time s ha l I
not exceed 4 8 ho ur s nor sha ll it be accumulated or carried ove r f rom onl! yecir
to the next. Pe rsona l leave sha ll be scheduled and adudniatcred under Lli c
di rection of the Department Head or supervisor. In the event of illness/injury
in which personal leave is r equested, shift work employees shall notify thelr
supe rvisor at least one (1) hour prior to their scheduleJ r Jrting time, all
other e mp loyee& shall report at the beginning of their sche . .iled reporting tirn~.
Personal Leave shall be prorated for employees b eginning •nd terminating
employment with the City during the calendar year.
ARTICLE VII. DISABILITY -TEMPORARY (NON JOO RELATED)
Detinition
Temporary disability is leave granted for non-service connec t ed inj ury , .
illness of an employee which disability prevents the employee from perfon,,t.n1;
his/her duties as a City emp loyee.
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Provision
Effactive January I, 1983 , the City aarees to provide teq,orary divnbl llt y
leave with pay for e~loyae'a abaant ne a result of illneeu /injury ot t he rnll•
of 100% of the employee's regular wage up to 180 calendar daya of dleablll ty.
Temporary disability leave shall not be accumulative except that on Junua ,y
of each year the City shall restore 100% of the numb e r of day s used by w1 o,~,l.oy ,·•·
d1Jring the preceeding year up to a maxiu1u1u of 90 duyu .
.!!!!.lli ~ t ion
A, Authorization for tamporary disability leave with pay shall only be
grantad ofter the first day of disability ,
R. Autho rization for temporary dteobility shall only be grunted for Lh,·
fo llowing reasons:
1. Personal illness or injury not service connected, incll.Wing rout\?r n 1,
Sick Leave Option
All sick leave accrued by permanent employees prior to January 1, B80
s h all vest with the empl oyee, and may b e used in the following manner:
A, Af ter the 180 days as described abc ·. have been used , unless Lh e
emp loyee is entitled for r e tirement as a ,esult of disability ,
lJ. lly cashing in a l l accrued Bick leave accumulate d under the previous
plan upon normal retirement or separation f rom the City at the rate o f
one hours pay fer each two hours of accrued sick leave .
C, By cashing in accrued s i ck leave und e r the pre vl o ut; plan , once \?Uc h
year at the conversion rate of four (4) hours sick leuve for one (1)
hour pay , not to exceed a conversion of more than 400 hou rn o a ch yea r .
Reporting of Temporary Disability
Th e enq,loyee o r a member of the employee's household shall no t ify t he
emp loyee's s up e rvisor/departmen t head prior to th e emp loyee 's schedul e d
reporting time. No temporary disability leave will be granted to an emp loyee
who fails to notify their s upervisor prior to the beginning of the emp loy ee 's
work schedule unless otherwise authorized by the employee's supervisor/dcpart1nc 1h
he ad,
Verific ation of Disability
It sha ll be the r esponsibility of the depa rtment head or superv!aor t o
determine the validity of eligibility of the temporary di•ubllity, An 111Lc•111ll 11,
phys ician 's statement will not be ne cessary until after th r ee (J) dayo of
disability e xcept when r eq uire d by the I>epuru11ou t 111.rnd .
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Abu s e of Temporary Disability
Abuse a f teraporary diaabili ty occurc, when a n e mployee 1ui e repr es cntc l hu
a ctual reason for requesting teq,orary disability o r when on eq,loyo e un e ,,
t emporary disability l e ave for unauthorize d p urpoeeo . An e mploy ee who wak es
a false claim tor t e q,orary disability leave shall b e subject to disciplinny
action or dismissal.
ARTIC LE VI II. 0N-THFrJ0 U INJURY -DISABILITY
A. Fo r any o n-t he-j o b injury which causes a ny employ ee to be absent fro111
work aa a result of such injury, tha City shall pay to such e q,loyee his full ,,,,,
from the first day of his absence from work up to and including the 90th cahn, .. ,.
day of such absence, leas whatever sums received by the eq,loyee •• dia abill r.y
b e ne fits un der workmen•e co~enaetion. Th e Ci ty r eserves the r 16ht t o rcq u l n · ,w\
emp loye e on injury or disability leave to eubtnit t o an exatnination(s ) by City-
eppointed physician(&) at the City I s expense or under the provision of wo rkJD en ' o
coq,ensation . The employe e will not be charged sick leave for disability U1 1tle ,
this Article.
B, All injuries that o ccur duri ng working hours shall b e r e ported t o t h ,•
e mploye e'• supervisor withi n 24 hours of the injury or before the employe e l ~ave"
t heir de p a rtmen t o f employ me nt,
ARTI CLE IX. MILI TARY LEAVE
A. An y permane nt o r prob at ionary e mploy ee 11ho enlists o r is induc t e d in t o
t he military, naval, air or other a rmed 3ervices of the United States in time u l
wa r s hall be entitle d t o a leave o f absence without pay for t he duration of s uch
war o r un t il honorab ly di scharged, whichever occ urs firs t, and for one ( I ) yo u r
t here a fte r .
D. Any emp loyee who s ha ll be a meJDb e r of t he National Guard or ony otl1<·r
c ompo nent o f the mili t a ry for ces of the St a t e , now o r hereafter organized or
constituted un de r the State or federal l aw , or who s hall be a membe r o f: th e n·u
for ces o f t he Unite d Sta tes , now or her~a fter orga ni zed or cons t it .-d under I \:,.
l aw, s hall be entitled t o leave of absence from his employment wi t hout l oss uf
s e nio ri ty , s tat us, effi ci ency r a t i ng, va ca tion, sick l e a ve o r o tt:e r be ue fi Lu 1 1
al l the time wh en he is e ngaged with s uch o r ganization or co~onen t in t ra.inin>
or a c tive service ordere d or a uthorized by proper authority p u rsuant to l aw, wh ,
f or St a te or federal p urposes, but not exce eding fift een (15) day s in an y ca l """
year. Such l e a ve s hall be a llow e d i n case the req uire d mili tar y ne rvlce i a
satis f a c torily performe d, which s h all be pres um ed unless the con trary i s es t ab 11 ,; I
C. Su ch l eave sh a ll not b e allowe d unless the emp l oyee r e tu rns t o h i u 1-1 .
p os ition immediately upo n being relieved f rom e uch milita ry serv i ce and not. !..i t
tha n t he e xpiration of t he tim~ he-rein limite d f o r such le ave , unle ss he i~
p reve nte d f rom s o returning by physical or me ntal dis ability o r o the r cau tH'
d ue t o his ow n fault o r is requireJ by pro pe r outho ritiee t o c o ntinue 111 t.lh :
military servi ce b eyond the time h ere in limi t e d f or s uch lea ve .
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D, Subje ct to provision A, B and C above, the City ohall provide full pny
to an emp loyee granted military leave, l eas whateve r compensation the e~1J.oy e e
ma y have rec eived by the military for such service .
ARTI CLE X. FUNERAL LEAVE
The Department Head shall grant leave with pay to an employee to attend
the f uneral of a membe r of the employee's family . 'l11 e nwDb e r of days granted
shall ba gove rned by the circumstances of the case , but in no event shall they
e xce e d five (5) working deye, Por the purp~eea of this section, "employee 's
fami ly" shall mean the employee's spouse 1 or the children, grandchildren, parc 11 1u .
grandparents, brothers and eisters of the employee or of the employee's spous e
Annual l eave may be granted by the Department Head if addi tioual time o ff i s
deemed appropriate.
ARTICLE Xl. JURY DUTY AND WITNESS SERVIC E
Le ave may be granted to an employee for serving on j ury duty or as a wi ::m•u:,
in his official cap aci ty i n obedience to a subpoena or direct ion by legal auth o ,:i.t ;
He shall be entitled to the difference between hie reguler compensation and the
fees r eceive d for jury duty or as a witness, When he is s ubpoem..ed as a \r(iLn ct.o
i n priva t e litigation to testify, not in his official capacity but as an i 1uJivl<lu dl
the time absent by reasons thereof shall be t aken as a nnual leave or leave wi t houl
pay.
ARTIC LE XII. HOLIDAYS
A. The following days i;hall be considered official holidays by the City:
l.
J.
4 '
5'
6 .
o.
9.
10.
11.
New Yea r's Day: January l.
Was hington's Birthday: the third Monday in February.
Memorial Day: th e last Mond ay in May,
Independ e nce Da y: July 4.
Labor Day: t he f irst Mo nday in September.
Vt eran 1 s Day : Novembe r 11,
Tnanksgiving Dny: the fou rth Thursday in No vember.
fo urth Fr i day of November following '11iank s giving Day.
Christmas Eve: December 24.
Christmas Day: Decemb e r 25.
New Year's Eve : Decemb e r 31.
B. Any employee cove re d by this kesolution who does no t per form work
s cheduled on the working days i rraned iately prior to and following a holiday s ha l I
no t re cei ve pay for th e holiday unlest:i otheNis e a uth orized by the de par t me nt
head.
C. Em ployees required to work on an official City holida;• may r eceive
equ i vale nt .i !!le off at the dis cr et i on o f the departme nt he ad.
D. When any of the fo r e goi ng holidays fall on a Sunday, t he fo llowiu1: ,.,
sha ll be observed as the lega l holiday. Wh e n a ny o f t h e foregoing holi dnyu ""
o n a Sa turday, 2ach emp l oyee s hall b e e n t it l ed to u day o ff for such holidar ,
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which day off a hall be acheduled as the City Hanngor und/ur Department !len d
deter mines, but no apecific day shall be o baerved os , hulidoy for purpoHc o f
c losing Ci t y offices and f unctions . Thia provi1:do11 shu l l not upply to c mpl.1ycl'U
p e rforming shif t work,
ARTICLE XI II, UN IFORM CLP.ANING ALLOWANCE
If an e1uploye e is require d t o weer a uniform, t he employee Hhall wc n r the
uni form only as authoriz e d by the department work rules. 11u.-t City will c unl l nuv
to provide uniforma, clea ning and r eplacementa, Th e City will provide 50 % uf
the cost of required work ahoes up to a maximum of $30 per year, All emp lo yecu
sha ll maintain a pres en table appearanc e while on duty. The employee i s rcspornd 1, 1
for any d amage to the uniform by negligence or deliberate a c t.
ARTlCLE XIV . '!1.llTlQII REFUND
Upon reconrnendation of the Departalent Head and after prior approval or
the City Manage r , the City of EnglE!',;OOd may reimburse an employee for s atis-
factory comp letion of attempted course ~rk of Grade C or above for undergrnduuc ,•
and graduate classes at 70% of privat e inst itution t uition rates. 'Jhis indt<ll'·,
reimbursement at 100% for the cost of required tuit ion texts, E'mploy ees
shall be required to enter into a written agreement stipulating continued
employme n t if the employee accepts tuition reimburs<0ne nt for the following
schedule of satisfactorily compl e ted cre dts or reimbursement me City on a
pro -rata basis,
NLDllber of Credi ts
Comple t ed
12 or l ess
13-30
31 -60
6 1-120
12 1 and above
ARTICLE 'l:v, LIFE INSURANCE
Le ngth of Required
Cont inued J::m p loymen t
6 months
1 year
11/2 years
2 years
3 years
Term Life Ins urance will be provided by the City for empl>yeea cove red by
this Resolution of $35,000 fo r each employ ee . A conve r aion p rivilege upon
r et irement of 50% cove rage payable by the employee will be made a vailable by
the Clty fo r said r e tir ed employee,
ARTICLE 'l:o/I. -DENTA L INSURAHCE
During the life of this Resol ut ion , th e Clty uha.l l puy IOU% o r th'"· p rcm l u111
cos t fo r the City Dental Ins ur anc e Plan or other pl au which may be selec Lc cl
by th e City ns a subs titute fo r t he Cl Ly Den tal Plun for each Hingh• ilnLI
depen<lc n L po licy ltolder. Lmp l oylH:ti 1uay l>< . .: l'l!ljulrcJ Lu Ut:Jti ume prc1u!u111 l Jtl!
inc:eases during t he li fe o f this Resolution in e xcess of $10 o f Hl 11~l t:! ,i1.u
$3 0 of dependent covera ge .
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An y dispute concerning the in terpretation or ap plication of benefits und er
the De ntal Plan shall b e s ubject to the di spute resolution procedure only.
ARTICLE XVII. HEALTH INSURANCE -EH!'LOYE!i.S/IU!TIRJ::ES
A, During the life of the Resolution, the City shell pay 100% of the
p remium cost for t he City !lealch Insurance Plan or other pion which may be
se lec ted by the City as a s ubstitute for the City Hea lth Plan for each singl.c
and dependent p o licy holder. Employees may be required to assume premium rnrc
incre a ses during the life of this Resolution in excess of 10% of the 1981 prem i um
for s ingle and depend e n t coverage.
B, Any dispu t e conce rning the interpretation or application o f benefi L.,
provide,J un der the Health Insurance Plan shall be subject to the dispute
r cao1utlon p rocedure only .
C, Retirees prior to January I, 1980 will be provided health insurance
cove rage by t h e City on a non-participating basis. The cove r age wil l coordinurc•
with Med icaid and Medicare wherever applicab l e, Retirees after January I , 19 00
will be guaranteed c onvers ion privileges to the Hea lth I ns urance Plan avai Latih·
through t he Ci ty , The City will pay 50% of the cost of coverage of the canvers lc,,,
plan up to a ma ximum o f $50 per month,
ARTICLE XVIII. LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
Lo ng term dis abi 11 ty ins urance: is pro vided fo r emp l oyl'l!H cove r e d b y l h I 1o
Kcsolution. Fo r desc r ipti o n of eligibi lity and co verage, see the City '!:i l ong
t erm disabi lity plan available in the Employee Relations 0..po r trnent.
ARTICLC XIX , LAYOFF
A , When ever ther e is lack of work, lack of funds, o r und e r con ditiom1 wh "i-1'
it i s dc t e rmi n(!d that cont inued wo rk wou ld b e inefficient or non-productivt.•,
r equi ri ng reductions i n the ~umber of emp l oyees, the appointin g authorit y s h n 1 !
designate the department and positions in which the l ayoff is t o be made. Upv11
such de t e r minations , the required number of e mp loyees in the affected dep ... r ll,1.-11
and position shall be pla ced on a r ecall list o r trans fer r e d by the: ap po l ntl111,
authority , each in o r der of his r elative length and quality o f ser vice as sho\~1.
by t he pe r oonnel reco r ds.
8 . Employees on layoff shall be r ecalled in the o rder o f relative J cu t'.,lli
and quality of s e rvice as shown by the personne l r eco r ds ~iuvided that tho~w
r ecal led have t h e demonstrate d ability a nd quali fications Lo perform the
available wo rk as deter mine d by tht? Ci ty. 111e recall li!:il shall te r mindl1.:
afte r one (l) year.
ARTIC LE XX, LEAVE OF ABS~,lCE (W I THOUT PAY )
Eligibility
Permanent employees may be g r anted a lc>11vc of absence wlthout pay fo r n
of educa t ion which is otlic:d t o the duties or the Ci ty , Hl.!tllcmc11t of an l'/,1,'t
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child care , seriou& illness of a member of the employee's family, but shall not
be used for the purpose of obtaining employment elaew here, Leavo without pay
shell not exceed six (6) months of any year hut may be extended upon rcqu11H L r:,r
an additional six (6) months. 'll;t! totul lc.uvl! time shall not exceed onf.! y1•.ir,
Up o n return from approved leave , the employcu will Ue reatored to their fu n....-1
position if ava ilable or to a position comparable for which :'..e employ ee iG
q ualified, During periods o f unpaid leave. employees shall not continue co uctT1H·1
s :,rvice credit or be eligilile for any City benefits. ,
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~lcation for Leave
A request for a leave of absence without pay shall be submitted in wrltJ 11 1:
the employee to the emplovP.1:'s department head. The request shall indi.cat C! tht'
r eason the leave of absence is being requesteJ and the approximate length o f h
time r e quested,
Consideration of Leave Request
The department head may grant or deny leave requests, taking into cons ider,,
:ior. t he department s work f orce, work load and the employees request.
Failu re to Heturn
I f an emp loyee fails to return by the duce of leave ex1>iration, t lw 1 uu~>l oy\''
shali he co nsidered t o have voluntarily resigned from the oc rvice of the CJ.ty.
AllT I CI.E XX!. DISPUTE HESOLUTION
ln the event there is any dispute concerning the i nterpretation or a ppli cad l.,11
of the se o r any other benefits either written , implied, or practiced, said
dis pute will be submitt~d for resolution t hrough the disput e r esoll•r.ion p ro ccdufr
as p rov.ded for and ad mi nistered by the City Manager and his/her des ignaL <!d
representative,
ARTICLE XXll. WAGE PROVISION
Employ ees covered by this Resolution will receive a wage ndjustmcnt
increase of 8? e ffective January I, 1983 .
I
ADOPTED AND APPROVED th ls 6th da y of December, 1 982 .
Attest :
l , Gary R. Hlgbee, ex o fficio Clty Cl ~r k -Treu ,i urnr
of th e City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and fo regolng ls a true, accura te and complet e copy of
Res o lution No.~. Serles of 1982.