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RESOLUTION NO. 5944
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
.cCLTYOF VERNON FIXING THE.COMPENSATION,E.OR
CERTAIN. EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AS OF JULY
1, 1991, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXPENSE
ALLOWANCES AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS
IN CONFLICT" THEREWITH
Resolution No. 5944 adopted on June 20, 1991
Resolution Adoption
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1991-92 SALARY RESOLUTION
Employees Serve at will and Pleasure
of the City Council. . . .. .. . .
Employment Agreement .
Policy Academy and Field Training Costs.
Effective Date
Designation of Schedules
PERS Contributions . . .
Auto Insurance Program .
Longevity Program. . . .
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Five (5) years of service
Ten (10) years of service .
(c) Fifteen (15) years of service .
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(e) Thirty (30) years of service -
Firemen . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) Thirty (30) years of service -
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(g) Perfect Attendance.
(1) Fifteen (15) Consecutive Years.
(2) sixteen (16) Consecutive Years.
(3) Seventeen (17) Consecutive Years
(4) Eighteen (18) Consecutive Years
(5) Nineteen (19) Consecutive Years
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(h)
Vacation and Holiday Policies. .
Compensation Not Cumulative .
Dress and Grooming Policy. .
40 Hour Work Week.
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(d) Closure on Holidays
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(a) Hourly employees. .
24-Hour shift Fire Department
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(c) City Attorney, City Administrator/
City Clerk, and Members of the
City Council. . . . . . . .
(d) Leave without pay . . . .
(e) Exception to leave without pay.
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Maternity leave program .
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Personal vehicle allowance. .
Mileage reimbursement . . . .
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City Council POlicy Statement.
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(b) Promotion or increase in grade. . .
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(f) Compensatory time for travel. .
(g) Persian Gulf Crisis .
Fair Labor Standards Act
Department of Community Services .
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Certificate of registration .
(b) Personal vehicle allowance.
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Water Department within the
Community Services Department. .
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Personal vehicle allowance. .
(c) Responsibility for upkeep
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(f) Compensation of certain positions -
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(a) Compensation of certain positions -
City Administrator/City Clerk
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(c) 8-hour personnel-additional work. .
(d) 24-hour shift overtime.
(e) Uniform allowance . . .
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(1) Half court day appearance.
(2) Full court day appearance.
(3) Half court day defined . . . .
(4) Overtime . . . . . . . . .
(d) Standby status.
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(8) Membership in Country Club
(9) Automobile insurance .
(10) Limousine service.
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city Council Department.
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(1) Personal Vehicle Allowance.
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(4) Expense Attendance Allowance. .
Repeal of certain Resolutions.
Certification of passage .
Formula. . .
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 5944
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR
3 CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AS OF JULY
1, 1991, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXPENSE
4 ALLOWANCES AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 5780, as amended, fixed the
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compensation for certain employees of the City of Vernon and
authorized certain expense allowances; and
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WHEREAS, the City council of the City of Vernon wishes
to fix the compensation and other benefits for employees of the
City of Vernon as of July 1, 1991, as indicated in their
respective schedules; and
WHEREAS, the ci ty of Vernon has a contract with the
Public Employees Retirement System ("PERS") to provide
retirement benefits for its employees; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said contract, the employees of
the city of Vernon are required to make contributions, which are
a percentage of the employees' compensation equal to 7% of said
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compensation for miscellaneous employees, 9% of said
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compensation for Police and some Fire safety employees and 7%
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for some Fire safety employees to the PERS; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Vernon in
Resolution No. 5120 provided that the City shall pay the
employees' total contribution to PERS except for Sergeants and
Police Officers I and II who shall pay a contribution equal to
2% to PERS, wherein said employee payments made by the City will
be credited to the employee in satisfaction of the employee's
obligation to make said contributions to PERS; and
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WHEREAS, on April 12, 1988, by voter approval, the City
of Vernon became a Charter City; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4027 was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Vernon on January 19, 1971, relating to
employer-employee relations within the City of Vernon; and
WHEREAS, said employer-employee relations resolution
provided in Section5(h) that'matters concerning discharge,
suspension or discipline shall be within the discretion of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes
to reaffirm its intent concerning said section; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon has
previously authorized the establishment of a contract method of
employment with various employees in the City wherein said
contracts provide that said employees serve at the will and
pleasure of the City Council in addition to other provisions;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes
to reaffirm this contract program for City employees; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 5645 was adopted by the city
Council of the City of Vernon on October 17, 1989, establishing
the vacation and holiday policy for City employees; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4677 was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Vernon on October 16, 1979, establishing
a four (4) day work week and the City Council wishes to reaffirm
the continuation of said program; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 5314 was adopted by the City
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1 Council of the city of Vernon on September 16, 1986,
2 establishing rules and regulations respecting the employment of
3 related family members; and
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WHEREAS, the city council by Resolution No. 4955
5 adopted on November 16, 1982, Resolution No. 5042 adopted on
6 september 20, 1983, Resolution No. 5489 adopted on March 15,
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8 provides for a deferred compensation program for various
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WHEREAS, the City council by Resolution No. 5941
11 adopted on June 18, 1991, approved a Dress and Grooming Policy
12 for miscellaneous employees of the city of Vernon; and
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WHEREAS, the city Council by Resolution No. 5946
14 established a Gas Municipal utility Department within the City
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WHEREAS, the Finance Committee on February 19, 1991,
17 recommended the creation of an attendance program wherein
18 employees with perfect attendance for a minimum of two years be
19 allowed to select gifts from brochures depending upon the number
20 of years perfect attendance was maintained, which will be
21 adopted by separate resolution; and
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WHEREAS, the City council by Resolution No. 5880
23 adopted on February 5, 1991, established a formula to compensate
24 city employees who are members of the military reserve who were
25 called up by the Federal Government for active duty in the
26 Persian Gulf crisis so that they would not be monetarily
27 disadvantaged because of serving their country during said
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WHEREAS, the Personnel Committee on May 20, 1991,
3 recommended providing additional days off for all full-time
4 regular employees who attained fifteen consecutive years with
5 perfect attendance.
6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
7 "mHE;,;CITY OF VERNON,AS, ,FOLLOWS :
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SECTION 1: Employees Serve at will and Pleasure of the
city Council.
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The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby declares
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that its intention in adopting Resolution No. 4027, section
5 (h), was to reserve unto the City Council complete and
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exclusive discretion to determine matters relating to the
discharge, suspension or other manner of discipline of employees
in conformance with its long standing view and policy that
employees of the City of Vernon serve at the will and pleasure
of the City Council.
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SECTION 2: Employment Aqreement.
That all employees of the City of Vernon serve at the
will and pleasure of the City Council. That employees, prior to
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employment or prior to promotion, will be requested to sign an
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employment agreement establishing that their employment is at
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the will and pleasure of the City council as a condition of
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being appointed to said position.
The form of the employment
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agreement must be approved by the Personnel Commi ttee or the
City Council and executed by the city Administrator as a
condition preceding the said employee's employment or promotion.
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SECTION 3: Policy Academv and Field Traininq Costs.
2 That there is hereby established a program in the
3 Police Department for new employees wherein the City of Vernon
4 shall agree to pay for costs associated wi th attendance at a
5 police academy and field training for individual police
6 candidates pursuant .' to a contract wherein said candidate shall
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8 Vernon for at least three (3) years, or fer a lesser. term .if
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SECTION 4: Effective Date.
That effective July 1, 1991, there is hereby
12 established and approved the following compensation provided in
13 salary schedules hereinafter set forth in section 5 below for
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employees and officers of the City of Vernon.
This resolution
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16 officer or employee not specifically set forth therein.
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SECTION 5: Desiqnation of Schedules.
18 That officers and employees of the City of Vernon shall
19 receive compensation in ..accordance with the formula adqpted
20 herein as Schedule I, in such amounts as are set forth in
21 Schedule II which provides a monthly amount for each position
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and each step in each department.
In addition, expense
23 allowances and other information where applicable for each
24 department are set forth herein. The automobile allowances are
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Salary schedules are hereby established
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1 (a) Department of Community Services which includes
2 the Water DeDartment;
3 (b) Light and Power Department;
4 (c) Gas Municipal utility Department;
5 (d) Fire Department;
6 (e) Police Department;
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9 Said Schedules II to IV are attached to.this resolution
10 ,as Exhibit "A" through PC", respectively, and incorporated
11 herein by this reference as though fully set forth at length.
12 SECTION 6: PERS contributions.
13 That the salar ies, benef its and other expense
14 allowances as set forth herein are hereby approved and said
15 salaries, benefits and other expense allowances shall be in full
16 force and effect from and after July 1, 1991, unless where
17 otherwise specified. The City shall continue to make payments
18 to PERS to satisfy all employee's obligation to make
19 contributions to. ,PERS for retirementb~n~fi.ts, excep.t that
20 Police Sergeants and Police Officers in the Police Department
21 shall continue to pay two percent (2%) of their salaries as
22 contribution for PERS retirement benefits. Payments made by
23 City on behalf of said employees shall be credited to said
24 employees account with PERS. with respect to Police Sergeants
25 and Police Officers, the City will pay seven percent (7%) of the
26 employee's personal retirement contribution in addition to the
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SECTION 7: Auto Insurance Proqram.
2 The City has established an auto insurance program for
3 all officers and employees wherein the City will contribute
4 Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per month per employee for all
5 officers and employees who participate in said. program effective
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May 1, 1990 pursuant to Resolution No. 5741.
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9 all employees who participate in said program pursuant to
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SECTION 8: Longevitv Program.
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The City has established
effective July 1, 1986, a
13 four-step longevity program for all employees except Police
14 Sergeants and Police Officers in the police Department and
15 effective August 31, 1986, said program became effective for
16 Police Sergeants and Police Officers in the police Department.
17 Said longevity program is as follows:
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(a) Five (5) Years of Service. All eligible employees
19 who have five (5) years of service on or before July 1,.1,986,
20 shall receive an additional five percent (5%) per month of their
21 basic salary effective July 1, 1986, and every year thereafter
22 until reaching the next step. Employees upon reaching their 5th
23 anniversary date after July 1, 1986, shall be entitled to said
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1 basic salary effective July 1, 1987, and every year thereafter
2 until reaching the next step. Employees upon reaching their
3 10th anniversary date after July 1, 1987, shall be entitled to
4 said ten percent (10%) per month upon said anniversary date.
5 (c) Fifteen (15) Years of' Service. All eligible
6 employees who have fifteen (15) years of service on or before
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9 every year thereafter until reaching the next step. Employees
10 upon reaching their 15th anniversary date after July 1, 1988,
11 shall be entitled to said fifteen percent (15%) per month upon
12 said anniversary date.
13 (d) Twenty (20) Years of Service. All eligible
14 employees who have twenty (20) years of service on or before
15 July 1, 1989, shall receive an additional twenty percent (20%)
16 per month of their basic salary effective July 1, 1989, and
17 every year thereafter. Employees upon reaching their 20th
18 anniversary date after July 1, 1989, shall be entitled to said
19 twenty percent (.20%) per month upon said anniversary date.
20 (e) Thirty (30) Years of Service - Firemen. All
21 eligible firemen who have been appointed to the position of
22 Captain or above and who have thirty (30) years of service on or
23 before July 1, 1991, shall receive an additional twenty-five
24 percent (25%) of their basic salary per month effective July 1,
25 1991, and every year thereafter. Employees in said position
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2 (f) Thirty (30) Years of Service - DeDartment Heads.
3 All eligible department heads who have thirty (30) years of
4 service on or before July 1, 1991, shall receive an additional
5 twenty-five percent (25%) of their basic salary per month
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9 month upon said anniversary date.
10 (g) Perfect Attendance. All employees except Police
11 Officers and Sergeants in the Police Department shall be
12 eligible to receive additional days off based upon perfect
13 attendance in a prior period as follows:
14 (1) Fifteen (15) Consecutive Years. All such
15 employees who have fifteen (15) consecutive years of perfect
16 attendance shall receive one (1) day off with pay. Said day off
17 is not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve (12)
18 months from the date the fifteen (15) consecutive years have
19' been reached.
20 (2) sixteen (16) Consecutive Years. All such
21 employees who have sixteen (16) consecutive years of perfect
22 attendance shall receive two (2) days off with pay. Said days
23 off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve
24 (12) months from the date the sixteen (16) consecutive years
25 have been reached.
26 (3) Seventeen (17) Consecutive Years. All such
27 employees who have seventeen (17) consecutive years of perfect
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2 off are not to be carried over and must be taken within twelve
3 (12) months from the date the seventeen (17) consecutive years
4 have been reached.
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Eiqhteen (18) Consecutive Years. All such
6 employees who have eighteen (18 ) consecutive years of .perfect
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9 (12) months from the date the eighteen (18) consecutive years
10 have been reached.
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Nineteen (19) Consecutive Years and
12 Thereafter. All such employees who have nineteen (19)
13 consecutive years of perfect attendance and thereafter shall
14 receive five (5) days off with pay. Said days off are not to be
15 carr ied over and must be taken wi thin twelve (12) months from
16 the date the nineteen (19) consecutive years have been reached
17 and within twelve months thereafter from each succeeding
18 anniversary date of the ninteenth (19th) consecutive year if
19 said employee still maintains perfect attendance. Ng ,employee
20 shall receive any more than five (5) days off for perfect
21 attendance.
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Bereavement Leave. In considering the
23 qualification for perfect attendance, bereavement leave will not
24 be considered an absence.
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Payment of the
26 aforesaid longevity compensation shall not be cumulative and
27 only the highest applicable longevity pay shall be paid.
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SECTION 9: Vacation and Holiday policies.
vacation and holiday policies for employees of the City
of Vernon are established and recited in Resolution No. 5645.
However, employees who are absent from their positions during
the applicable work day preceding or following a scheduled
holiday shall not receive pay for said holiday.
't'f7;:'~~,~_~~:~"'-'~ <-~'S-ECT,ION~'.d~1..0 :~"-':tD~-ess,.,,and ;.Gr_ooma.,na-P.o~_l,i_c:v:.'-;_,-} ",~
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The Dress and Grooming Policy . for miscellaneous
employees of the City of Vernon is set forth in Resolution No.
5941.
SECTION 11: 40 Hour Work Week.
All employees of the City of Vernon shall be considered
forty (40) hours. per week personnel unless otherwise specified
by the City Council and shall work at least forty (40) hours per
week except for employees in the Fire Department who are
assigned to work twenty-four (24) hour shifts.
Said employees
must work their assigned schedules or shifts as consideration
for the compensation provided herein.
SECTION 12: Four Dav Work Week.
The City Council hereby continues the four (4) day
work week for approved employees which was established on
October 29, 1979, by Resolution No. 4677 adopted on October 16,
1979, in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) city Administrator Authority. The City
Administrator is authorized to approve for inclusion in the four
(4) day work week employees working in specific positions;
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1 (b) Workday Hours. Employees shall work a workday
2 starting at 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00
3 p.m. with a half hour lunch break and two 15-minute coffee
4 breaks. The City Administrator is authorized to assign
5 individual employees to work the appropriate shift upon the
6 recommendation of the department head.
Va.cation,;,Benef,.its~", . . r.t'hE!"",vaca:ti()n.,J;~E!O~f i t~,..~"fQ.;r;,:.;~;I},.~",...,
8 employees working in said program are provided. in. Resolution No.
9 5645.
10 (d) Closure on Holidays. The City Council of the City
11 of Vernon hereby determines that City Offices will be closed on
12 all holidays and that Fridays, saturdays and Sundays during said
13 period shall be considered holidays for the transaction of
14 business as provided for in section 6702 of the Government Code.
15 (e) Holidays Falling on Fridav. Saturday or Sunday.
16 That those employees participating in said four (4) day work
17 week shall not receive the benefit of holidays falling on
18 Fridays or Saturdays, unless otherwise approved by the City
19 Council, but shall receive the benefit of holidays falling on
20 Sunday by celebrating said holidays on the following Monday.
21 (f) Overtime. Any and all approved overtime worked by
22 all City employees in all departments shall be earned and paid
23 in one-fourth hour increments.
24 SECTION 13: Computation of PaVe
25 For all officers and employees except twenty-four (24)
26 hour shift Fire Department employees, an hourly rate computed in
27 accordance with Schedule I shall be used for pay purposes, The
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The latter equivalents assume that the total
3 scheduled hours are worked or taken as excused paid leave,
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vacation or holidays.
Unexcused leave hours shall not be
5 included for the purpose of computing pay.
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(a) HourlY emnloyees.
All employees other than
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8 Attorney, the City Administrator/City Clerk, and the members of
9 the City Council shall be paid on an hourly basis. The employee
10 shall be paid the amount computed by multiplying the hourly
11 salary rate by the number of hours worked or taken as excused
12 paid leave or holiday. The total hours to be paid shall be
13 certified by the Department Head each pay period prior to
14 payment. Such certification shall be in a form approved by the
15 City Administrator;
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(b) 24-Hour Shift Fire Denartment Emnloyees.
Fire
17 Department personnel who serve on a twenty-four (24) hour shift
18 would be paid a widely fluctuating amount each pay period if
19 they were ." paid for hours actually worked; therefore, such
20 employees shall be paid for the average number of hours in a two
21 (2) week periOd, one hundred and twelve (112) hours. Exceptions
22 for leave without pay hours shall be reported and deducted from
23 the average when pay is computed. The "Exception Report" shall
24 be in a form approved by the City Administrator;
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the Members of the city Council
The City Attorney, the City
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(d) Leave without Pay. "Leave without pay" as used in
3 this section shall include, without being limited to, leaves of
4 absence, suspensions, and employees whose employment commences
5 or terminates during a pay, salary or wage period;
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(e) Exce~tion to Leave, without Pay.
As an exception
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8 without pay" as defined, any Department Head may, for good cause
9 as determined. by such Department Head, certify for full pay for
10 an employee who has been absent during a pay, salary or wage
11 period.
12 Whenever a Department Head certifies for pay an absence
13 of an employee, he shall attach to the payroll demand a
14 statement of the reason for paying such employee while absent,
15 his normal rate of pay, length of service wi th the ci ty , and
16 number of days absent.
The approval of pay for employees for
17 absent time shall remain in the sole discretion of the City
18 Council.
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(f) Maternity Leave Proqram.
That a maternity leave
20 program is established at six (6) weeks for female employees.
21 PrObationary employees shall not be entitled to maternity leave
22 with pay. Probationary employees on maternity leave may use any
23 compensatory or vacation time accrued, if any; the remainder of
24 the time shall be treated as leave without pay.
25 SECTION 14: Automobile Allowances.
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(a) Exce~tions to Allowance. Wherever an allowance is
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1 automobile, such an allowance shall not be payable whenever the
2 employee is on vacation, leave of absence, or sick leave the
3 entire calendar month unless otherwise specified .by the City
4 Council.
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(b) Personal Vehicle Allowance.
Employees who, with
6 Department Head approval, use their personal automobile during
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8 with an automobile allowance as provided for herein.
In the
9 event that the automobile allowance for a particular month
10 provides less than twenty-one cents .(21c) a mile reimbursement
11 or, if no automobile allowance is provided, then the employee
12 shall receive a sum equal to twenty-one cents (21C) a mile for
13 reimbursement for use of his personal automobile and said sum
14 shall be based upon actual miles traveled by said automobile.
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(c) Mileaqe Reimbursement. Whenever a Department Head
16 certifies for reimbursement on the basis of mileage, he shall
17 attach to the payroll demand a statement of the reason for
18 paying such employee such mileage reimbursement.
19 SECTION 15: city Council Policy Statements.
20 The City Council hereby makes the following statements
21 of policy in addition to the statements of policy previously
22 made in Section 1, 2 and 3 concerning the implementation of the
23 salary provisions and classifications set forth herein:
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(a) New Employees.
New employees shall start at the
25 bottom step in the salary range for their respective positions
26 unless it is determined that qualified applicants are not
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2 justifying a higher starting rate beyond the first step or
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New employees starting at the beginning step or grade
4 may be advanced to the second step or grade of their salary
5 range and said advancement shall be effective on the first day
6 of the biweekly pay period next following the satisfactory
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(b) Promotion or Increase in Grade. Promotions to
10 higher positions or salary increases to higher steps are
11 considered to be increases on the basis of merit .only and shall
12 be awarded to employees as recognition for satisfactory service.
13 The promotion or increase in grade shall remain in the sole
14 discretion of the City Council and shall only be considered upon
15 receiving a recommendation from a Department Head or the city
16 Administrator which would support recognition by the City
17 Council of the services performed by the employees;
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(e) Effective Date of Promotions.
Promotions to the
19 next step or grade, if granted, of the employee's respective
20 salary range shall be effective not earlier than the first day
21 of the biweekly pay period next following the completion of
22 satisfactory service and the authorization of said promotion;
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(d) No Reduction of Pay by Promotion.
The promotion
24 of an employee shall not result in reduction of pay, and the
25 employee being promoted shall be classified in such manner that
26 he receives the same or more pay for the position to which he is
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(e) General Wage and Salary Policy.
This resolution
2 expresses the general wage and salary policy of the City of
3 Vernon, and in conjunction with the accompanying working
4 conditions for the employees of the City of Vernon now existing,
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it is deemed to be fair and adequate.
It is not anticipated
6 that adjustments in said salary scales will be necessary, except
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8 merits, or other special circumstances;
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(f) Compensatory Time For Travel.
compensatory time
10 or pay will not be granted for voluntary travel to attend
11 business meetings, conferences, seminars and/or training
12 sessions which are not required by the City that extend beyond
13 regular business hours of employees.
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(g) Persian Gulf Crisis. All city employees who are
15 members of the military reserves and were called up by the
16 Government for active duty in the Persian Gulf crisis shall be
17 compensated so that the total compensation received by the
18 employee from the Federal Government and the city of Vernon
19 shall equal the compensation they would have received while in
20 the employ of the City of Vernon but for the employee's
21 Obligation for active service.
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SECTION 16:
Fair Labor Standards Act.
The city
23 Council reaffirms its implementation of the FLSA for City
24 employees, except for Police Sergeants and Police Officers,
25 which are provided for in Resolution No. 5265, and further
26 provide that section 3 (e) (2) (c) of the FLSA excludes from the
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2 to elected officials, their immediate advisors, and certain
3 individuals whom they appoint or select to serve in various
4 capacities. In addition, the 1985 Amendments exclude employees
5 of legislative branches of state and local governments.
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SECTION 17: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES:
{a} . certifica,te of Reqistration.e- - ..Each _emploYJ;t~_,.,_
8 serving as a Civil Engineer must possess a valid certificate of
9 Registration as a civil Engineer, which document is issued by
10 the California State Board for civil and Professional Engineers.
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(b) Personal Vehicle Allowance.
In addition to said
12 salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
13 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
14 when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City,
15 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
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(c) Resoonsibility For Uokeeo of Vehicle.
The City
17 shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for
18 upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or
19 other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the
20 respective amounts set forth in Schedule III.
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(d) Additional Hours Worked. All employees in the
22 Department of CoItlmuni ty Services, except the Director of
23 Community Services, required to work hours in addition to those
24 regularly established for their respective job classification,
25 shall be paid for such additional work at their assigned hourly
26 rate.
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SECTION 18: WATER DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
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(a) Certificate of Reqistration.
Each employee
4 serving as a civil Engineer must possess a valid Certificate of
5 Registration as a civil Engineer, which document is issued by
6 the California State Board for civil and Professional Engineers.
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8 salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
9 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
10 when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the city,
11 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
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(c) Responsibility for Upkeep of Vehicle.
The city
13 shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for
14 upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or
15 other expenses in connection wi th any such vehicle beyond the
16 respective amounts set forth in Schedule III.
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(d) Additional Hours Worked. All employees in the
18 Water Department required to work hours in addition to those
19 regularly established for their respective job classifications,
20 shall be paid for such additional work at their assigned hourly
21 rate.
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(e) Dispatchers.
The Chief Water and Power
23 Dispatcher, Senior Water and Power Dispatcher and Water and
24 Power Dispatchers I and II shall serve as Dispatchers in the
25 Water Department and the compensation for said positions is
26 included in the compensation established for the positions in
27 the Light and Power Department, Schedule II, Exhibit "A".
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Community Services. The compensation for the Director of Water
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Community Services in the Community Services Department.
SECTION 19: LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT:
(a) compensation of Certain positions city
AdministratorJCitv...Clerk .Department.. . The..,. compensation. .f,oI'._..,:t:;);l~=,.
following positions are included in the compensation established
for said position in the City Administrator / City Clerk
Department, Schedule II, Exhibit "A".
(1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER--the City
Administrator/City Clerk shall serve as the Chief Executive
Officer in the Light and Power Department;
(2) ACCOUNTANT--the Accountant in the City
Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also serve as the
Accountant in the Light and Power Department;
(3) SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK--the Senior Account Clerk
in the City Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also serve
as the Senior Account Clerk in the Light and Power Department;
(4) ACCOUNT CLERK--the Account Clerk in the City
Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also serve as the
Account Clerk in the Light and Power Department.
(b) Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said
salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the ci ty ,
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2 shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for
3 upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or
4 other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the
5 respective amounts set forth in Schedule III.
6 (d) Additional Hours Worked. All employees in the
....-Ligh:t.~~and=. Power--Depar.tment, except....the.",..,DirectQr.. '. o.f.__Ligllt..-.aruL... .
8 Power, Field Operations Manager, Electrical Engineering Manager,
9 Resource Planning Manager, Power Plant Superintendent and Chief
10 Water and Power Dispatcher, required to work hours in addition
11 to those regularly established for their respective job
12 classification, shall be paid for such additional work at their
13 assigned hourly rate.
14 (e) Chief Diesel Ooerator and Diesel Operators I-V.
15 Exoerimental Only. The City Council has established an
16 experimental program to study the operation of the Diesel Plant
17 as part of an overall evaluation of the Light and Power
18 Department. Therefore, the positions o.f Chief Diesel Operator
19 and Diesel Operators I-V are experimental only and are
20 established herein for the purpose of conducting the
21 experimental study of operating the Diesel Plant.
22 (f) Comoensation of certain positions - Deoartment of
23 Community Services. The compensation for the following position
24 is included in the compensation established for said position in
25 the Department of Community Services, Schedule II, Exhibit "A":
26 (1) ENGINEERING AIDE III--the Engineering Aide III
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2 SECTION 20: GAS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DEPARTMENT:
3 (a) Compensation of certain positions - City
4 Administrator/City Clerk Deoartment. The compensation for the
5 following positions are included in the compensation established
6 for said position in the city Administrator / City Clerk
Department, Schedule II-,.. Exhibit~"A".':
8 (1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER--the City
9 Administrator/City Clerk shall serve as the Chief Executive
10 Officer in the Gas Municipal utility Department;
11 (2) ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER--
12 the Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk shall serve
13 as the Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer in the Gas
14 Municipal utility Department;
15 (3) ACCOUNTANT--the Accountant in the City
16 Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also serve as the
17 Accountant in the Gas Municipal utility Department;
18 (4) SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK--the Senior Account
19 Clerk in the City Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also
20 serve as the Senior Account Clerk in the Gas Municipal utility
21 Department;
22 (5) ACCOUNT CLERK--the Account Clerk in the
23 City Administrator/City Clerk Department shall also serve as the
24 Account Clerk in the Gas Municipal utility Department.
25 (b) Comoensation of Certain positions - Light and
26 Power Department. The compensation for the following positions
27 are included in the compensation established for said position
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2 (1) ACTING MANAGER--the Director of Light and
3 Power shall serve as the Acting Manager in the Gas Municipal
4 utility Department;
5 (2) ACTING PLANNER--the Resource Planning
6 Manager in the Light and Power Department shall serve as the
..,.. Aetinq--'P-lanne.r-- -in the'cGasMUnicipaLUtilityD,epartment..
8 SECTION 21: FIRE DEPARTMENT:
9 (a) Fire Sciences Certificate. All employees who hold
10 a Fire Sciences certificate or have completed courses equivalent
11 thereto shall receive an additional 2.5% per month of their
12 basic salary after satisfactory completion of their probationary
13 period.
14 (b) Overtime. Fire Department personnel, with the
15 exception of the Fire Chief and Battalion Chiefs, shall be paid
16 for overtime worked as certified to by the Fire Chief and
17 approved by the City Administrator for the following reasons:
18 (1) Disasters. Disasters such as major fires,
19 civil disturbances, and other emergency situations;
20 (2) Extraordinarv Circumstances. Extraordinary
21 circumstances requiring more than ordinary law enforcement or
22 fire protection staffing.
23 (c) 8-Hour Personnel-Additional Work. Eligible 8-hour
24 Fire Department personnel shall be paid for such additional work
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2 overtime work, eligible 24-hour (shift) personnel shall be paid
3 at their assigned hourly rate which has been computed upon 2,912
4 hours per year.
5 (e) Uniform Allowance. Vernon shall provide a uniform
6 allowance as specified in Schedule IV for the 1991-1992 fiscal
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8 equipment.
9 (f) Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said
10 salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
11 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
12 when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City,
13 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
14 (g) Merit Step. All firefighters hired as of June 26,
15 1989, or later, shall start at the bottom step in the salary
16 range and shall be eligible for an initial merit step increase
17 on a merit basis after six (6) months of satisfactory continuous
18 service. However, said firefighters shall still be required to
19 satisfactorily complete a probationary employment period of at
20 least twelve (12) months. All merit step increases after the
21 first increase shall be at twelve (12) month intervals in
22 accordance with Section 14 (b).
23 SECTION 22: POLICE DEPARTMENT:
24 (a) MOU. For purposes of this resolution, all of the
25 provisions in the MOU dated March 1, 1988, adopted by the City
26 Council of the city of Vernon on March 15, 1988, pursuant to
27 Resolution No. 5489 are referenced herein as though fully set
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(b) Overtime.
Police Department personnel, with the
3 exception of the Police Chief and the Police captain, shall be
4 paid for overtime work as certified to by the Police Chief and
5 approved by the City Administrator for the following reasons:
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Disasters. Disasters such as major fires,
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Extraordinary Circumstances. Extraordinary
9 circumstances requiring more than ordinary law enforcement or
10 fire protection staffing.
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(c) Court Appearances. Employees in the
12 classifications represented by the Police Association in Group 2
13 shall be compensated for court appearances in the line of duty
14 outside regular scheduled duty hours as follows:
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Half Court Day Appearance. Fifty Dollars
16 ($50.00) for an appearance which requires the employee's
17 presence for half a court day or less;
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Full Court Day Appearance. Ninety Dollars
19 ($90.00) for an appearance which requires the employee's
20 presence for full court day or less, but more than a half court
21 day;
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Half Court Day Defined.
An appearance
23 shall be deemed to be for more than a half court day if the
24 employee is required to appear at the morning session of the
25 court and has to return on the same day after the noon recess of
26 the court.
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beyond an employee's normal shift assignment shall be
compensated as paid overtime unless said paid overtime exceeds
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in which event said employee shall
receive the sole sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) as court
appearance compensation.
...-..-{d}--.Standbv.. status,,~. In addition, police. .$ergeants....apct."'" ....i".'
Police Officers shall be compensated for standby status as
follows:
(1) Half Court Day. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
for half a court day ending at 1:45 p.m.;
(2) Full Court Day. Thirty Dollars ($30.00)
for a full court day;
(3) Appearance Compensation. However, if said
employee is required to appear in court, he/she shall receive
court appearance compensation rather than standby compensation.
(e) Peace Officers' Standard Trainina Certificate
Incentive Pay. Employees in the classifications represented by
the Police Association in Group 2 who have completed their
probationary period shall be entitled to peace officers'
standard and training certificate incentive pay as follows:
(1) POST Intermediate certificate. Two and
one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the employee's basic monthly salary
excluding all other compensation for a POST intermediate
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POST Advanced Certif icate.
Five percent
2 (5%) of the employee's basic monthly salary excluding all other
3 compensation for a POST advanced certificate.
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(f) pavment of Incentive compensation. Payment of the
5 aforesaid incentive compensation shall not be cumulative and
6 only the highest applicable incentive pay shall be paid.
.t'1"'Incentive'"".pay-shall..be-payable .. the'''m()n:tb,',,~EE>llowinq-. t.he . month.
8 during which the certificate is granted, or the month following
9 completion of the employee's probationary period, whichever is
10 latest.
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(g) Field Traininq Officers. Police officers assigned
12 by the Chief of POlice, or his designee, as Field Training
13 Officers shall receive a differential of two and one half
14 percent (2 1/2%) for the period so assigned.
Each officer
15 assigned as a Field Training Officer shall complete a POST
16 approved Field Training Officer School prior to assignment.
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(h) Personal Vehicle Allowance.
In addition to said
18 salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
19 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
20 when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City,
21 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
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23 authorized in advance by the City council, in addition to the
24 salaries indicated in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", each Police
25 Off icer shall recei ve an addi tional sum per month as provided
26 for in Schedule III for his automobile if used in the service of
27 or engaged for the use of the City. This allowance is for the
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2 (j) Uniform Allowance. Vernon shall provide a uniform
3 allowance as specified in Schedule IV for the 1991-1992 fiscal
4 year of Vernon, for the purchase of Uniform and related
5 equipment.
6 (k) Merit SteDS. Promotions or salary increases to
7 . ,higher-.~g~ades":..are-"merit"'steps ..only. and. .sRa-ll...be.~.aY'a:blabl'Eh.tQ.
8 employees as recognition and reward for satisfactory service
9 after one (1) year in service at present grade. The promotion
10 or salary increase to said higher grade shall remain in the sole
11 discretion of the City Council.
12 (1) Anni versarv Date. Notwi thstanding the above
13 provisions, any person employed in a position of Police Officer,
14 Step 6, shall be appointed to step 5 upon his/her successful
15 completion in an assigned training academy and any person
16 employed in a position of Police Officer, Step 5, shall be
17 appointed to Step 4 after serving at least six (6) months in the
18 field and upon receiving a merit evaluation of high competent.
19 Any person who qualifies for said increase shall have his/her
20 anniversary date for future merit increases established as of
21 the date said officer is appointed to said grade.
22 (m) Detective Assiqnment. In the event a Police
23 Officer is assigned to the detective division, he/she shall
24 receive premium pay equal to One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars
25 ($125.00) per month, and the premium pay shall not be considered
26 to be part of the employee's basic monthly salary when computing
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1 (n) Patrol Personnel. Patrol personnel shall work an
2 eight and a half (8 1/2) hour shift. The first one-half hour
3 shall be used for briefing and training purposes. Lunch time
4 (Code 7) shall be part of the shift and is only compensable if
5 actually interrupted for purposes of an emergency service call
6 or not allowed. If Code 7 is interrupted for an emergency
7-s.er.vi ce..eall-or-Code..7. is not allowed"..- 'the--off icer-w il.l..~,be-
8 compensated for one-half hour straight time or be granted one-
9 half hour Code 7 time at a later part of his/her shift. An
10 officer who elects additional compensation shall not be granted
11 additional Code 7 time during his/her shift. The current method
12 of scheduling and utilizing Code 7 time, with the exceptions
13 stated above shall continue.
14 SECTION 23: CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT:
15 (a) Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to said
16 salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
17 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
18 when using their own motor vehicle in the service of the City,
19 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
20 (b) Personal Vehicle Use and Maintenance. The City
21 shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional costs for
22 upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in part, or
23 other expenses in connection with any such vehicle beyond the
24 respective amounts set forth in Schedule III.
25 (c) Additional Work Compensation. All personnel in
26 the city Administrator/City Clerk Department, except the city
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2 required to work hours in addition to those regularly
3 established for their respective job classifications, shall be
4 paid for such additional work at their assigned hourly rate.
5 (d) City Administrator/city Clerk Vehicle and
6 Expenses. The City Administrator/City Clerk shall be provided a
7--vehi-a-le--a-nd.-the- city. shall pay a.l.lexpen$..es. of- said,-Operation,
8 including cost of upkeep, fuel, lubrication, insurance, and
9 other reasonable expenses, in addition to his salary provided
10 for in Schedule II, Exhibit "A".
11 (e) City Administrator/City Clerk Benefits. In
12 addition to the salary provided for in Schedule II, Exhibit "A",
13 and the be n e fit s pro vi d e d for her e in, the C i t Y
14 Administrator/City Clerk shall be provided the following:
15 (1) Medical and Dental Expenses. One hundred
16 percent (100%) of all medical and dental expenses to be paid by
17 the City after insurance has paid;
18 (2) Employee Activity Expense Reimbursement.
19 Reimbursement for all expenses incurred for employee activities
20 such as sports leagues (softball, basketball, etc.);
21 (3) Executive Leave. Fifteen (15) days of
22 executive leave effective July 1, 1991;
23 (4) ICMA Retirement. The city shall make a
24 direct payment of $7,500.00 to the ICMA Retirement Corporation
25 on an annual basis on January 1 of each year as deferred
26 compensation, all of said amounts shall be credited to his
27 individual account;
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1 (5) Expense Allowance. An expense allowance of
2 $1,500.00 per month;
3 (6) IRA Account. The City, who opened an IRA
4 account and deposited the sum of $2,000.00 effective January 1,
5 1986, shall deposit the sum of $2,000.00 effective January 1,
6 1992, and said $2,000.00 shall be deposited each and every year
7 thereafter. on ., or about January 1.
8 (7) Unused Vacation/Executive Leave. Any
9 unused vacation and/or executive leave days off can be carried
10 over from year-to-year for a maximum of two (2) years. In the
11 event that said accumulated vacation and/or executive leave time
12 is not used in the two-year accumulation period, then the City
13 shall pay him for any such time not used;
14 (8) Membership in country Club. The city shall
15 purchase a membership in the Candlewood Country Club for him;
16 (9) Automobile Insurance. The City shall pick
17 up his portion of the automobile insurance;
18 (10) Limousine Service. continued use of
19 limousine service for personal use, not to exceed 25 trips on a
20 twelve (12) month basis; and
21 (11) Hours of Work. The hours of work to be as
22 necessary .
23 (f) city Attorney Compensation. The City Council
24 hereby establishes compensation for the City Attorney which is
25 set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit A.
26 SECTION 24: CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT:
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2 Council hereby establishes the following compensation for
3 councilmembers set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit A:
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Personal Vehicle Allowance. In addition to
5 said salaries as set forth in Schedule II, Exhibit "A", certain
6 individuals serving in specified classifications shall receive,
. -"7 .. when using- their-own -motor vehicle in the. service of. the . city.,.
8 an additional sum per month as provided for in Schedule III.
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Personal Vehicle Use and Maintenance. The
10 City shall not be responsible for repairs or any additional
11 costs for upkeep, fuel, lubrication, replacement in whole or in
12 part, or other expenses in connection with any such vehicle
13 beyond the respective amounts set forth in Schedule III.
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Expense Reimbursement.
Each councilmember
15 as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
16 the performance of their official duties as members of the City
17 Council shall be paid $400.00 per month.
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Expense Attendance Allowance. TO each
19 councilmember a per meeting expense attendance allowance shall
20 be paid as follows:
21 Personnel Committee - $25.00 per meeting
22 Finance Committee - $50.00 per meeting
23 POlice/Fire Commission - $25.00 per meeting.
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SECTION 25:
Repeal of certain Resolutions.
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25 resolutions, or parts of resolutions not consistent with or in
26 conflict with this resolution, specifically Resolution Nos.
27 5780, 5794, 5808, 5834 and 5880 are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 26: certification of Passaqe. The city Clerk
2 of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this
3 resolution and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in
4 full force and ~ffect.
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3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
4 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
5 Resolution No. 5944, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
6 City of Vernon at an adjourned regular meeting of the city
7 Council. duly held,on Thursday, June. 20. 1991. and .thereafter.
8 duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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SCHEDULE I
Providing for an hourly rate for all officers and
employees of the City of Vernon, and setting forth the formula
by which the monthly rate stated on succeeding schedules be
converted to an hourly rate. It is the intention that all pay
is earned at an hourly rate and paid at an hourly rate. The
monthly rate shall be used for comparative purposes only.
SECTION 1: TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOUR SHIFT PERSONNEL.
(a) The stated "monthly rate" multiplied by 12 equals
the "annual rate";
(b) The "annual rate" divided by 2,912 equals the
"hourly rate";
(c) The "hourly rate" multiplied by 112 equals the
"biweekly rate";
(d) Payments shall be made for the biweekly amount
less reported unpaid absences deducted at the hourly rate.
SECTION 2: FORTY (40) HOUR WEEK PERSONNEL.
(a) The stated "monthly rate" multiplied by 12 equals
the "annual rate";
(b) The "annual rate" divided by 2,080 equals the
"hourly rate";
(c) The "hourly rate" multiplied by 80 equals the
"biweekly rate";
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2 for pay. Normally this will equal 80 hours. Hours reported
3 as unpaid absences will be excluded from the pay computations.
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The City
6 Administrator shall direct the establishment and maintenance of
7' - files~assig:ning- an hourly rate to the employees.of,. the City to
8 be computed from the given monthly rates in accordance with the
9 above formula.
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11 used to convert the monthly rates provided for the City
12 Attorney, the City Administrator/city Clerk, and the City
13 Council members to biweekly amounts without considering the
14 hours worked by said officers:
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