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RESOLUTION NO. 7435
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM RULES 20.03, 21.02, 21.05, 21.06
AND ADDING RULE 21.05 d.
WHEREAS, the City Council referred to the Personnel
Board a proposed amendment to the Civil Service Rules to conform
with the 1983-1984 Memoranda of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, the Personnel Board conducted a hearing relative
to the proposed amendments and thereafter recommended that the
amendments to the Rules of the Civil Service be adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Rule 20.03 (Payment for Overtime Will be
Made as Follows); Rule 21.02 (Sick Leave); Rule 21.05 (Holidays);
and Rule 21.06 (Vacations) of the Rules of the Civil Service System,
City of Azusa, are hereby amended to read as each Rule is set forth
in Exhibit A. which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference as though setforth in full.
SECTION 2. Rule 21.05 d (Holidays) of the Rules of the
Civil Service System, City of Azusa, is hereby amended to read as
set forth in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference as though set forth in full.
SECTION 2. This Resolution and the amendments to the
Pules of the Civil Service designated herein are effective upon
adoption of this Resolution..
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 21st day of February, 1984.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 21st day of February, 1984, by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS CRUZ, COOK, CANARENA, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCIT14EMBERS NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
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RULES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
CITY OF AZUSA
(Exhibit A)
20.03 Payment for overtime will be made as follows:
a. Employees above the first level of supervision will not receive cash *payment or
compensatory time off for overtime worked without recommendation of the depart-
ment head and approval of the City Administrator. Following is a list of exempt
positions:
Accounting Assistant
Assistant City Librarian
Assistant Director of Civil Defense
Assistant Purchasing Officer
Civil Engineering Associate
Civil Engineering Assistant
Consumer Service Manager
Director of Community
Development/Planning
Director of Community Service
Director of Public Works
Electric Operations Supervisor
Finance Officer
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Fire Battalion Chief
Fire Chief
Park Superintendent
Personnel Officer
Planning Assistant
Police Captain
Police Chief
Police Lieutenant
Police Records Supervisor
Public Works Maintenance Supt..
Recreation Superintendent
Utility Director
Water Superintendent
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b. All employees subject to receive payment for overtime shall receive overtime
payment at the rate of one and one-half times the hourly rate of the employee
for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in any work period.
(1) Employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Union, Local 18, shall receive double-time pay for all con-
tiguous hours worked after working sixteen consecutive hours.
(Res. 7152, 7-6-82; effective per Council 7-20-81.)
c. Holiday hours, sick leave hours and vacation hours shall be considered hours
worked for purposes of computing overtime pay.
d. All affected classified personnel shall receive callout and standby pay in
accordance with appropriate prevailing Memoranda of Understanding.
e. Each department head shall maintain a daily record of all overtime worked by
employees in his department.
f. Compensatory time off may be accrued by an employee in lieu of cash payment
for overtime. Employee must indicate, at time of working overtime, option of
cash payment or compensatory time off. Compensatory time may be accrued to a
maximum of 160 hours.
g. Cash payment for accrued compensatory time off due an employee at separation from
City employment shall be at the hourly rate prevailing at the time the overtime
was worked. The employee must request such payment of the City Administrator,
after approval of the department head.
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21.'_2 `ick L e c v e
Sick le^_ve shcil nct be considered cs a richt which cn e:nolcyee racy use at his, her dis-
c:etice, but shell be cllcr+ed only in case of necessity cnd actual sickness cr di<_cbi!i
c, Procedure
The employee shall notify t;Ie head of his/her depertment cr immediate supervisor
in accordance with departmental procedure. Upon return to work a written request
s :ell be made on cn Emplcyee Lecve Request Fern, showina the recscn for the re-
cuesi, the sicncture'ef the employee, approval of the imrnedicte supervisor cnd
depertment head. A doctor's certificate shall be reeuired for sick leave recue_:ed
because of illness of more than three days.
b. Pro'octioncry Period
Sick leave may be taken during the probctioncry period, but only in such amount
cs on employee would have earned if on permanent status. if the employee does
not become permanent, all paid sick leave must be reimbursed to the City at the
time of termination of employment. In the event no sick leave is taken during
the probctioncry period, a credit of six days leave or more as accrued, will be
credited to the employee ct the time he/she attains permanent status.
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c. Accrual and Use
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Sick leave with pay shall accrue to full time employees at the rate of one working
day for each calendar month of paid employment, with unlimited accumulation. Sick
leave shall not be taken in units of less than one-half hour. City holidays
occurring during sick leave shall not be counted as a day of sick leave, except for
sworn members of the Police Department assigned to shift work.
d. Payment for Accumulated Sick Leave
(1) An employee shall be entitled to payment at his/her current rate of salary
upon death or retirement for fifty percent (50%) of accumulated sick leave
provided: (Res. 6770, 3-13-79)
(a) In case of retirement for disability arising out of and in the
course of his/her employment, the employee shall have been employed
by the City for at least five years.
(b) In case of voluntary retirement for any other cause, such employee
shall have been employed by the City for at least ten years.
(c) In case of death, the employee had attained permanent status.
(2) An employee upon terminating City employment for reasons other than death or
retirement shall be entitled to payment at his/her current rate of salary
for 50 percent (50%) of accrued sick leave in excess of 320 hours, up to and
including 800 hours, not to exceed in any case a maximum of 30 days' pay.
(3) An employee with 320 hours of accrued sick leave, may be paid at his/her
current salary rate, for 50 percent (50%) of all unused sick leave accrued
during the preceding calendar year in excess of 48 hours.
e. Advance Sick Leave
Permanent employees may be allowed sick leave in advance of accrual up to a
maximum of 12 working days on approval of the department head.
Probationary employees serving in entry level positions may be allowed sick
leave in advance of accrual up to a maximum of six working days on approval of
the department head.
f. Sick Leave During Vacation
Sick leave may be substituted for vacation leave, should an employee become
seriously ill or injured while on approved vacation.
g. Sick Leave on Layoff
An employee reappointed after layoff retains any unused sick leave accumulated
at the time of layoff.
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h. Sick Leave on Reinstatement
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An employee reinstated following resignation shall not retain the sick leave
accumulated prior to resignation.
i. Sick Leave During Disability Leave
An employee on disability leave may use vacation leave in the amount necessary to
bring compensation received up to the amount of his full wage. If an employee's
vacation allowance is exhausted while he/she is on disability leave, additional
compensation may be approved by the City Council.
J. Sick Leave During Industrial Injury Leave
A permanent employee who is disabled through a work -incurred injury shall continue
to receive full pay without the use of sick leave but less the worker's compensa-
tion benefits for a period of 90 calendar days. Paid leave may be continued
subject to review by the City Council at the end of such 90 calendar day period
to a maximum of one calendar year. Supporting medical documentation must accompany
such request for leave and be submitted 30 days prior to expiration date.
An employee on industrial injury leave may continue to accrue all benefits while
on such leave, including salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation and seniority.
Police Officers disabled through work -incurred injury shall receive full salary
with no charge against accumulated sick leave, in accordance with State Labor
Code, Section 4850.
k. Reasons for Sick Leave
Sick leave shall be granted for the following reasons:
(1) Personal illness or physical incapacity resulting from causes beyond the
employee's control.
(2) The illness of a member of the employee's immediate family (father, mother,
sister, or brother) or members of the employee's houshold (husband, wife,
and children) that requires the employee's personal care and attention.
(3) Enforced quarantine of the employee in accordance with the Health Department
regulations.
(4) The death of a member of the employee's immediate family (mother, father,
brother, sister, husband, wife, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law) or
relative living within the employee's household (limited to a maximum of
five days in each instance.)
In the event of the death of a relative beyond the aforementioned relation-
ships, accrued sick leave not to exceed three days may be granted for cause
by the department head, subject to the approval of -- and appealable to --
the City Administrator.
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(5) Medical, dental, and optical appointments.
(6) Personal business not to exceed a maximum of 24 hours during any one
year.
As used in this subparagraph, "Personal Business" means those items
of personal business that can only be taken care of during regular
working hours of the employee. Personal business leave shall be
approved by the department head only in case of necessity.
1. Restrictions on Sick Leave
An employee shall not be granted sick leave for the following reasons;
(1) Disability arising from any sickness or injury purposely
self-inflicted, or caused by his/her own wilful misconduct.
(2) Sickness or disability sustained while on leave of absence, other
than regular vacation leave.
(3) Disability or illness arising from compensated employment other
than with the City.
Part-time, emergency, seasonal, relief, temporary, or hourly employees
are not entitled to paid sick leave.
M. Revocation of Sick Leave
The department head shall revoke sick leave if the employee is found to
have misrepresented the reason for the requested sick leave.
21.03 Military Leave
Military leave with pay shall be granted in accordance with Section 395 of
the Military and Veteran's Code.
An employee who has been in the City employment for a period of not less than
one year, upon being called for temporary military duty, shall receive full
salary for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days in a calendar year. Time
spent in military service shall be considered City employment for computation
of seniority, salary adjustments, etc.
21.04 Jury Duty
An employee accepted for jury duty shall immediately notify his supervisor or
department head. No deductions shall be made from the salary of such employee
provided he/she waives or remits to the City the fee, exclusive of mileage
paid for jury duty. If he/she does not waive or remit to the City the fee,
he/she shall be paid only for the time actually worked in his/her regular
position.
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21.05 Holidays
a. Employees shall receive time off or be compensated for a minimum of
eleven holidays per year. Classified employees shall not be eligible
for holiday pay until after completion of thirty calendar days of
service.
b. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be observed on
the following Monday.
C. Reference: Rule 21.06 for information relative to vacation in lieu of
holidays for Public Safety Personnel.
d. Sworn shift personnel shall receive an additional 4.4 hours pay for
each holiday, whether holiday worked or not.
21.06 Vacations
The time at which an employee may take his/her vacation shall be determined
by the department head with due regard for the wishes of the employee and
the needs of the service. Accrual rate follows:
a. Classified City employees shall accrue vacation leave as stated hereinafter:
1st through 5th year of service 7.33 hrs./mo. 11 days/yr.
6th year of service 10.00 hrs./mo. 15 days/yr.
7th through 15th year of service .667 hrs./mo. 1 day/yr.
(shall be added each year
to a maximum annual accrual
of 192 hours (24) days after
15 years of service.)
Sworn shift personnel shall accrue an additional 40 hours per year
in lieu of holidays.
b. Sworn personnel shall receive an annual vacation of not less than 15
consecutive days, which 15 consecutive days vacation shall consist of
not more than 88 hours of paid time.
C. Schedule of Vacation Leave
Miscellaneous Employees
Years of Non -Sworn Shift Personnel
Service Sworn Non -Shift Personnel Sworn Shift Personnel
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Days
Hours
Days
Hours
1 - 5
11
88
16
128
6
15
120
20
160
7
16
128
21
168
8
17
136
22
176
9
18
144
23
184
10
19
152
24
192
11
20
160
25
200
12
21
168
26
208
13
22
176
27
216
14
23
184
28
224
15
24
192
29
232
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d. Accrued vacation time shall be credited to each employee's account on
January 1 of each year. An employee who has been in City employment for
a period of less than one year on January 1 shall receive accrued vaca-
tion time in the amount of his accrual rate times the number of months
worked prior to January 1. Vacation leave for new employees will be
granted either on or after January 1, or six months after the date of
employment, whichever is the later date. The following January 1, the
employee will be eligible for a regular vacation.
e. In determining the amount of vacation earned, an employee beginning on
the 16th of the month, or later, shall not include the period from then
until the end of the month as earned vacation credit. An employee begin-
ning between the first and 15th, inclusive, shall be credited with the
whole month as earned vacation credit.
g. An employee may accrue vacation time up to a maximum of one and one-half
times the vacation credit earned in the previous calendar year. Employees
who are laid off, terminated, or resign shall be compensated for vacation
time accrued at the date of separation up to the maximum amount of 42
working days. If the employee owes the City for unearned vacation time,
the actual time shall be deducted from final pay.
21.07 Part-time, etc., Employees
Part-time, emergency, seasonal, relief or temporary employees shall not be
entitled to paid vacation, sick leave or holiday pay, except to the extent
required under any state or federally -funded program, or except to the extent
that such benefits are funded through non -City sources.
21.08 Absent Without Leave
Failure on the part of an employee, absent without leave, to return to duty
within 24 hours after notice to return shall be cause for immediate discharge,
and such employee automatically waives all rights under the Personnel Ordinance
and Rules.
21.09 Compensation of Employees for Time Spent Participating in City Examinations.
An employee shall be paid at straight time for time taken from regular duties
for the purpose of participating in a promotional or equivalent -pay classifi-
cation examination for which she/he is qualified.
An employee shall not be compensated for time spent on a promotional/equivalent
examination which occurs outside his/her regularly scheduled work hours; e.g.,
lunch break; before 8 a. m. or after 5 p.m, or on weekends (for employees working
on "eight -to -five" schedule); or off-duty time (for shift employees). Only
actual time taken from his/her regular work schedule will be compensated for.
The employee shall notify his/her supervisor of the examination title, time,
date, and place immediately upon receipt of that information.
(Res. 6769, 3/19/79)
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CITY OF AZUSA
21.05 Holidays (Exhibit B)
a. Employees shall receive time off or be compensated for a minimum of
eleven holidays per year. Classified employees shall not be eligible
for holiday pay until after completion of thirty calendar days of
service.
b. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be observed on
the following Monday.
c. Reference: Rule 21.06 for information relative to vacation in lieu of
holidays for Public Safety Personnel.
d. Sworn shift personnel shall receive an additional 4.4 hours pay for
each holiday, whether holiday worked or not.