HomeMy WebLinkAbout1495 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1980/01/19ORDINANCE NO. 1495
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, PERSONNEL,
OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE
THE ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN:
Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 3-602,
is amended as follows:
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JANUARY 19, 198
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ORDINANCE NO.!L/
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, PERSONNEL, OF
THE ST., LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE
THE ST. LOUIS PARK CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN:
Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 3, is
amended as follows:
(a) The following sections have been amended: 3-602.
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he following sections have been 'numbered:
, 3-101, 3-401, 3-402, 3-
(c) The followin. sections
3-101, 3-608- d 3-64'
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, 3-703.
been added:
(d) The following se ion ave been amended:
3-102, 3-201, 3 202, 3- '4, 3-205, 3-206, 3-207,
3-208, 3-401 /1-402 3-501, -502, 3-503,
3-504, 3-601 3-602, 3-604, 3-.45, 3-606, 3-607,
3-701, 3-7t52.
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(4) Terminal Leave Pay. Any employee leaving the municipal service
in good standing after giving proper notice of at least 10
working days of such termination of employment shall be compen-
sated for vacation leave accrued and unused to the date of
separation.
(Sec. 3-60Z (4) amended by Ord, Z458, January 2l, 1980)
(5) Waiving Vacation Prohibited. As vacation leav is granted to
employees for a period of recreation, no employee shall be
permitted to waive such leave for the purpose of receiving
double pay.
Section 3-602. Sick Leave, Injury on Duty Leave and Severance Pay.
(1) Sick Leave.
(a) Accrual and Eligibility. Sick leave with pay shall accrue
at the rate of 12 working days per year (8 hours per month).
During sick leave, each employee shall receive compensation ,
, at his regular rate of pay.
Sick leave shall be granted only for abence from duty
for illness, injury, medical or dental treatment for the
employee, childbirth, legal quarantine, or serious illness
of an immediate family member within the household where
no other responsible adult is available to care for the
ill family member. Immediate Family includes mother,
father, siblings, spouse, children, and spouse's mother,
father and siblings. Sick leave may be accumulated to
a total of not more than 120 working days (960 hours).
The City Manager is authorized to extend benefits under
exceptional circumstances beyond accumulated sick leave.
Worker's Compensation benefits received by an employee
shall be credited against the compensation due an employee
during sick leave with a corresponding credit to earned
sick leave computed to the nearest one-tenth of an hour.
January 1980
(Sec. 3-602 (Z) (a) amended by Ord. 2458, January 21 , 1980)
(b) Use of Sick Leave. In order to be eligible for paid
sick leave', an employee must:
(i) Report promptly to his/her supervisor the reason
for the absence.
(ii) Give his/her supervisor an anticipated return date
and notify him/her as soon as possible if that should
change.
(iii) Submit a medical certificate for any absence exceeding
three working days if required by the City Manager.
(c) Penalty. Claiming sick leave when physically and mentally •
fit except as permitted in this section may be cause for
disciplinary action including suspension, demotion or
dismissal.
(d) Injury on Duty Leave° Leave of absence with pay shall be
granted to police and fire staff officers, should they
become incapacitated as a result of injury or occupational
disease incurred through no misconduct of their own while
in actual performance of City assigned duties. This shall
exclude any injuries sustained 'while performing any volun-
tary off-duty services for which payment is made by a
contracting party other than the City.
(Sec. 3-602 (1) (a) (b) (c) (d) amended by Ord° 1458, January, 2Z, ZIP)
(i) Extent.of Leave. Such injury leave shall extend
for a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days, unless
it is determined sooner by competent medical authority
approved by the City Manager, that the employee can
return to any duties for which he may be capable and
qualified. At the discretion of the City Manager,
the injured employee may be required to submit
to a medical examination at any time by a physician
selected by the City.
(ii) Method of Payment. During such injury leave, the •
City shall pay such employee his full pay, either as
direct payment from salary funds or as Workmen's
Compensation insurance benefits, or both, but the
total amount so paid for loss of time from work shall
not exceed the full, pay which such employee would have
received for period at his regular rate of pay. Such
injury leave shall not be charged against the employee'$
sick leave or vacation leave.
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(iii) Notice of Injury - Failure to Report. An employee
who is physically incapacitated and who fails to
report within eight (8) hours, followed by a written
report within twenty-four (24) hours, any injury,
however minor, to his supervisor and to take such
first aid or medical treatment as may be necessary
under the circumstances, shall not be eligible
for injury leave as outlined above.
e (e) Severance Pay. Severance pay as authorized in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 465.72,,sha11 be granted to sweep
pel4Ge-eff}eers-and-€ireRen all permanent full-time employees
in accordance with the following provisions effective
January 1, 1-973 1981.
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(i) Qualifications Required. To qualify for severance
pay, an employee shall have: ret}red- separated from
service; had at least twenty (20) years' continuous
service with the departmept City, and must leave the
City in good standing after submitting proper notice.
(ii) Method of Payment. After termination of employment
with the City, a qualified employee will be reimbursed
for one-third (1/3) of accrued sick leave as earned
in Section 3-602(a), computed at his base rate
of pay at time of termination of employment to a maximum
of forty (40) days. fer-pelee-eff}vers-and-twepty-420.-
days-€er-f}remep (Twenty days for firefighters).
(iii) Plan for Full Funding. To comply with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 465.721, funds to finance severance
payments will be provided for in the annual City budget.
Proof Required. In order to be eligible for sick leave pay,
an employee must:
(i) Report promptly to his department head the reason
for his absence.
(ii) Keep his department head informed of his condition
if the absence is of more than three working days'
duration.
(iii) Submit a medical certificate for any absence exceeding
three working days if required by the City Manager.
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Penalty. Claiming sick leave when physically and
mentally fit except as permitted in this section
may be cause for disciplinary action including transfer,
suspension, demotion or dismissal.
44(h) No Terminal Sick Leave. No sick leave benefits of any
kind shall be granted upon termination of employment
except as provided for in Section 3-602 (c)..(e)',
(i) Sick Leave Incentive Program. Provision for a Sick Leave
Incentive Program for officers and employees of the City
may be made by resolution of the City Council.
Section 3-603. Accrual During Leave. Employees using earned vacation
leave or sick leave shall be considered to be working for the purpose of
accumulating additional vacation leave or sick leave.
Section 3-604. Military Leave. All officers and employees who:
(1) Are members of the National Guard the naval militia
or any other component of the militia of the statep now
or hereafter organized or constituted under state or
federal law, pr
(2) Are members of the Officers Reserve Corps of the United
States of America or of the Enlisted Reserve Corps, or
the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, 9r any other
component of the military or naval forces of the United
States now or hereafter organized or constituted under
federal law shall be entitled to leave of absence with
full regular pay in addition to military pay for the
period of such active service for which he is ordered
by proper authority to report not to exceed fifteen (15)
calendar days in any calendar year. This shall be provided
that such required military or naval service is satisfactorily
performed and the officer or employee returns to his position
immediately on being relieved from such service and not later
than the time herein limited for such leave except when prevented
from so returning by physical or mental disability or other
cause not due to his own fault and except whenrequired by
proper authority to continue in such service beyond the time
herein limited for such leave.
During this period, the employee shall retain the status
vacation, sick leave and other benefits to which he was
initially entitled.
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(iii) Notice of Injury - Failure to Report. An employee
who is physically incapacitated and who fails to
report within eight (8) hours, followed by a written
report within twenty-four (24) hours, any injury,
however minor to his supervisor and to take such
first aid or medical treatment as maybe necessary
under the circumstances, shall notie eligible
for injury leave as outlined abovae°:
(c) Severance Severance pay shall be granted to sworn poli,
officers an firemen in accordance with the following
provisions of ective January I, 1973.
(i) Qualificatib`ns
pay, an empl o. e
had at least t
with the depar
standing afte
Re ui ed. To qualify for severance
e s all have: retired from service;
erty (20) years' continuous service
nt; and, must leave the City in good
mitting proper notice.
(ii) Method of '. ment-. After termination of employment
with the ity, a qual.fied employee will be reimbursed
for one hird (1/3) of\accrued sick leave as earned
in Sec ion 3-602 (a), computed at his base rate of
pay at time of terminatio of employment to a maximum
of orty (40) days for pol ce officers and twenty (20)
da s for firemen.
(d) Proo Required. In order to be e igible for sick leave pay,
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an , mployee must:
Report promptly to his departme head the reason
for his absence.
Keep his department head informed .f his condition
if the absence is of more than thre working days'
duration.
(iii) Submit a medical certificate for any absence exceeding
three working days if required by the City Manager.
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SUN
NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
924 Excelsior Avenue West
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
Hopkins, Minnnesota
D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full
knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in
newspaper,format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches
(2),Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper, has 50%
of its news columns devoted,to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does
not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated In and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500,copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-
class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park,
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin
and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its
regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and
maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his
direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular
business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue
immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or
subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association
requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9)
Said,newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each
January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the
managing,officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a
legal newspaper -
i u 1 l It I '1 ti,
He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance NO. 1495
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for Onesuccessive weeks,
that it was first so published on Wed • the 11th •day of Feb.
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and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
llth. day of Feb.
MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM
NOTARY PUBLIC MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, 1986
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(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO 1495
AN ORDINANCE AMENDIN1
CHAPTER 3, PERSONNEL, OF I
THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE'
CODE
THE ST LOUIS PARK CITY COUN-
CIL DOES ORDAIN
Sec 1 The St Louis Park Ordinance)
Code Section 3 602, is amended as
follows
(e) Severance Pay Severance pay
as authorized in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 465 72, shall be
granted to all permanent full-
time -employees in accordance
with the following provisions
effective January 1 1981
(1) Qualifications Required'
To qualify for severance pay,
an employee shall have sepa-
rated from service, had at least
twenty (20) years continuous
service with the City and must
leave the City in good standing
after submitting proper notice
(u) Method of Payment Af-
ter termination of employment
with the City, a qualified em-
ployee will be reimbursed for
one-third (1/3) of accrued sick
leave as earned in Section 3-602
(a) computed at his base rate
of pay at time of termination of
employment to a maximum of
forty (40) days (Twenty days
for firefighters)
(iii) Plan for Full Funding
To comply with Minnesota Stat
utes Section 465 721, funds to
finance severance payment.;
will pe provided for in the an
nual City budget
0) Sick Leave Incentive Program
Provision for a Sick Leave Incentive
Program for officers and employees
of the,City may be made by resolution
of thei,City Council
Sec 2 This ordinance shall take
effec) January 1, 1981
Adopted by the City Council Febru
ary 2, 1981
(s) PHYLLIS McQUAIEI
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Attest
(s) EARL' E,,HAYSON
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration
(s) JAMES L BRIMEYER
City Manager
Approved as to form and legality
(s) WAYNE G POPHAM
City Attorney
(Feb 11, 1981) -SLP