HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-8621ORDINANCE NO. 2020-03-8621
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah values the employees and staff members of the City of
Paducah; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah wishes to recruit and retain quality employees by
offering competitive benefits; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah now wishes to amend Chapter 78 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, to increase the accrual of vacation leave
proportionately to the number of years of employee service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky, hereby amends Chapter 78 of the
Paducah Code of Ordinances as follows:
Sec. 78-32. — Vacation leave.
vacation(a) Generally.
(1) Except for uniformed members of the Police and Fire Departments, all employees
shall receive • • `
time shall aeeme 4 the fate ef ene half (',�) day per manth for a tatal of six (6) days.
Betvie-m- fihe beginning of the seeand and the beginning of the fifth (5" yeai-7 of
Betweenmonth, for a total of ten (10) days per year. From the beginning of the fifth year to
beginning of the tenth (I Oth) year- of emplornepA, the aeomal rate sha4l be one (1)
day per month for a total of twelve (12) days per year.
Betweententh year- and the beginning of the fiftoeRth year of sen4ee, the aeonaal fate shall be
one md ene fewth (1 114) days per men�h fef a teW of fifteen (15) days pef year.
service, the aeerual rate shall be one and ene half (1 ',9 days per month for a total e
eighteen (18) Elays'vaeatien per yoaf. From the beginffing of the twentieth ye
through the t-wen�y fifth year of serviee, the aeefual rate of vaeatiffi will be Effle afi
three fourth (1 114) days per ffienth for a tetal ef twenty one (21) days per year. For all
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During the first nine (9) vears of emDlovment. vacation time shall accrue Der Da
period for a total of 120 hours per year.
At the beginning of the tenth year, vacation time shall accrue per pay period for a
total of 160 hours per year.
At the beginning of the fifteenth year, vacation time shall accrue per pay period for a
total of 200 hours per year.
At the beginning of the twentieth vear. vacation time shall accrue Der Dav Deriod for a
total of 240 hours per ve
Each member may accrue up to a maximum of 400 hours of vacation at any one time.
Absence for a fraction or part of a day that is chargeable to vacation in accordance
with the provisions of this article shall be charged proportionately in an amount not
smaller than one (1) hour increments.
(2) An employee may accumulate up to a maximum of [fifty (50) four hundred
(400,) hours of vacation at any one (1) time. Upon termination of employment, all
employees shall be paid for any unused vacation leave not to exceed [fifty (50)
working d a; s] four hundred (400) working hours. No vacation leave shall be credited
to any employee until such time as the employee has worked for the City for six (6)
consecutive months, after which the vacation leave shall be credited from the date of
employment.
(3) After obtaining vacation eligibility, an employee may take vacation as may be
reasonably scheduled with the employee's department director as hereinafter set
forth in subsection (h) of this section, or, in the case of a department director, as
may be scheduled with the City Manager.
(4) A month in which an employee is paid for twelve (12) days or more shall be
considered as a month of service.
(b) Police Department
All present sworn and nonsworn employees [unit .mem ffiembe_,.] of the Police
Department shall [eentiixdte] receive vacation at the rate set forth above. All
members of the collective bargaining unit shall receive the rates set forth in the current
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emplayffient with the Gity for a total ef fifteen (15) days per yeaf, exeept for these
meffibers who ha'Ve begun their fifteenth yeaf of serviee with the City, whe shall
(2) Each member may accrue up to a maximum of fifty (50) days of vacation at any
one (1) time.
SECTION 2. Changes to employee vacation accrual as outlined in Section 1, above,
shall begin for the pay period starting March 12, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and become effective
upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
5z "i'.—
Brandi Harless, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lindsay Parish, CG Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 25, 2020
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, March 10, 2020
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, March 10, 2020
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 12, 2020
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(2) Each member may accrue up to a maximum of fifty (50) days of vacation at any
one (1) time.
SECTION 2. Changes to employee vacation accrual as outlined in Section 1, above,
shall begin for the pay period starting March 12, 2020.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and become effective
upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
5z "i'.—
Brandi Harless, Mayor
ATTEST:
P�
Lindsay Parish, CG Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 25, 2020
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, March 10, 2020
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, March 10, 2020
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 12, 2020
ORD\78-32 Increase to Vacation leave