Resolution No. 2012-111RESOLUTION NO. 2012-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON ADOPTING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED SICK LEAVE
POLICY AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF
RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1991, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 5950, as amended, establishing a Perfect
Attendance Incentive Program; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2007, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9267, adopting a Sick Leave Policy
(the "Policy") and terminating the perfect attendance incentive
program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel has recommended the sick
leave policy be amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
adopt an amended and restated Sick Leave Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
adopts an amended and restated Sick Leave Policy, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions,
specifically Resolution No. 9267, not consistent with or in conflict
with this Resolution are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of
Resolutions of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of June, 2012.
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Wi iam J. Davis
Name:
Title: -njV2 / Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
No. 2012-111, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly
held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this %'/ day of June, 2012, at Vernon, California.
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF VERNON
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SICK LEAVE POLICY
(June 19, 2012)
A. Employees shall accrue 80 hours of sick leave per year, accruing 3.08 of sick hours over
26 pay periods per year. If the employee works, or is on regular paid status, less than a
full year, the hours of sick leave will accrue on a pro rata basis. Employees only receive
sick leave accrual while they are in a paid status.
B. The City shall allow carry-over of sick leave up to the maximum cap of 480 hours of sick
leave. This bank of carry-over sick leave would provide a cushion for longer -term
illnesses and injuries, and could allow the elimination of the current Short Term
Disability Program.
C. Employees will continue to accrue sick leave hours at the 80 hours per year rate, and any
sick leave hours exceeding 480 will be compensated for at the end of the year at 50% of
the employee's hourly rate.
D. Fire employees, would have an accrual rate of 112 hours per year, accruing 4.31 of sick
hours over a 26 pay periods per year with a maximum cap of 672 hours.
E. If an employee voluntarily terminates employment with the City, they will be
compensated for any sick leave hours in their carry-over bank at the time of separation.
Employees that separate from service with more than 20 years of service credit would be
compensated at 100% of then current pay rate applied to the accrued sick leave hours.
Employees with less than 20 years of service would be compensated at 50% of their then
current pay rate.
F. An employee who is out on sick leave for more than two (2) consecutive days shall be
required to provide the City with a doctor's note for the sick leave in order to be paid for
the sick leave.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 21, 2012
TO: Rory Burnett, Finance Director/City Treasurer
Daniel Calleros, Interim Police Chief
Kristen Enomoto, Assistant to the City Administrator
Carlos Fandino, Director of Light & Power
Masami Higa, Assistant Finance Director
Alex Kung, Assistant to the City Administrator
Joaquin Leon, Deputy City Treasurer
Leonard Grossberg, Interim Director of Health & Environmental Control
James Rodino, Police Captain
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Business Services
Mark Whitworth, City Administrator/Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Ser
vices & Water
FROM: Willard Yamaguchi, City Clerk G�
RE: Resolution No. 2012-111— A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Adopting
an Amended and Restated Sick Leave Policy and Repealing All Resolutions or Parts of
Resolutions in Conflict Therewith
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2012-111 referenced above, which was approved by City
Council on June 19, 2012.
Thank you.
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Attachment
c: Resolution No. 2012-111, 9267
RECEIVED
RECEIVED JUN 0 5 2012
JUN 13 2012 CITY ADMINISTRATION
CITY CLERK'SOFFlCE STAFF REPORT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
DATE: June 4, 2012.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council /
FROM: Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnelr
RE: Service Credit for Unused Sick Leave
Background:
The City adopted Sick Leave Resolution Number 9267 on March 5, 2007 for the
accrual of sick leave hours for city employees with a maximum cap of 480
hours for miscellaneous and police personnel and 672 hours for fire
personnel. Exhibit A section III,. E states "Employees shall have the option
of obtaining service credit for the accrued unused sick leave hours instead
of a cash payment." '
At this point the City has not amended the contract with CalPERS to include
the unused sick leave benefit. We are now in receipt ofthe cost analysis
(seeattachments)from CalPERS and the cost increases are as follows:
Year: 2012-13
Miscellaneous
.467%
or
$
54,226.64
Fire
.380%
or
$
31,222.36
Police
.232%
or
$
12,194.26
$
97,643.26 Increase
Year: 2013-14
Miscellaneous
.5%
or
$
58,058.26
Fire
.4%
or
$
32,865.82
Police
.2%
or
$
10,512.58
$ 101,436.66 Increase
Recommendation:
Based on the CalPERS cost analysis in which the CalPERS rates will increase
for this next budget year and for the following year and considering our
current budget restraints, my recommendation is not to contract with CalPERS
for this benefit at this time, therefore Sick Leave .Resolution Number 9267
needs to be amended to reflect the elimination of this benefit.
Respectfully submitted.