ORD 1994-26 -Amend Personnel Policies 08-23-1994ORDINANCE NO. 94 -26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE PERSONNEL
RULES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE BY RESTRICTING
LONGEVITY PAY TO CERTAIN FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES; LIMITING HOLIDAY LEAVE ACCRUAL TO
80 HOURS PER YEAR; LIMITING JURY LEAVE TO
REGULAR EMPLOYEES; AND BY PERMITTING CERTAIN
CITY EMPLOYEES TO USE SICK LEAVE IN THE EVENT
OF ON THE JOB INJURY; AND MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
that:
SECTION 1: Chapter 8, Section 9, Longevity Pay, of the Personnel Rules of the City of
Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended to read:
Section 9. Longevity.
All full -time classified employees will be paid $4.00 per month per year of service.
See also Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 141.032.
SECTION 2: Chapter 8, Section 1, Holidays, of the Personnel Rules of the City of Huntsville,
Texas, is hereby amended to read:
Section 1. Holidays.
New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving (last Thursday and Friday in November), Christmas (December 25 and
an additional Christmas holiday to be determined by Council), the employee's birthday
or any other recognized state, federal or religious holiday with Department Director
approval after five (5) days notice, and such other days as may be declared by the City
Council shall be observed as official holidays for City employees in accordance with the
following rules:
a. As many employees as possible shall be given each holiday off consistent with
the maintenance of essential City functions.
b. Temporary part -time and temporary full -time employees may be granted unpaid
holidays. Permanent part -time employees shall be entitled to a partially paid
holiday if the holiday is a regularly scheduled workday.
c. A regular employee who works on a holiday as directed shall be paid for the
time worked at his regular hourly pay rate and shall either be compensated by
additional pay at one and one -half (1.5) times the employee's regular hourly
rate for the hours actually worked or, with permission of the Department
Director, accrue a day of holiday leave.
d. An open salaried or exempt employee who works on an official holiday may
reschedule a personal day off.
e. If a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed, and if a
holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed.
f. An employee in leave of absence without pay status on the holiday or on the
scheduled work day immediately preceding or following shall not receive pay for
the holiday.
g. Employees desiring to observe religious holidays not coinciding with official
holidays may be given time off without pay or may be authorized to use accrued
vacation leave.
h. No employee may accrue more than four (4) days of holiday leave except for
extenuating circumstances approved in writing by the City Manager.
i. For purposes of scheduling a holiday, a holiday shall have an hour value equal
to the employee's regularly scheduled shift or workday.
j. No person shall be entitled to additional holiday compensation at more than
their regular hourly rate for more than ten (10) hours worked on any holiday
unless approved by the City Manager.
k. No em #lo ee shall earn more than 80 hours holiday leave per calendar year.
No em lo ee ma incur a ne - ative holida leave balance la - er than 20 hours.
When an em to ee is se arated rom Ci service an ne ative holida leave
balance shall be deducted from other leave benefits due to the emplo ee.
See also Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 142.0013.
SECTION 3: Chapter 9, Section 5, Administrative Absence with Pay, of the Personnel Rules
of the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended to read:
Section 5. Administrative Absence with Pay.
Employees shall be granted sufficient administrative absence with pay, when necessary,
in order to vote in an official election. Permanent full -time or permanent part -time
employees called for jury service shall be granted administrative absence with pay
during such service and shall retain any fees paid by the courts. Employees excused
or released from jury service shall report to their work stations in accordance with
departmental instructions with jury slip from court.
With the approval of the City Manager, a Department Head may grant an employee
administrative absence with pay for purposes of attending a professional conference,
convention, training activity, legislative proceeding, civic function or meeting, or for
purposes of coordinating with governmental and private agencies and entities in the
interest of the City.
The City will make every attempt to offer an employee every opportunity to broaden his
skills and develop his professional ability through schools, seminars and training
sessions, dependent on the City's ability to pay and /or a work schedule as approved by
his supervisor.
The employee should notify his immediate supervisor of his desire to attend these
schools.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED this 23rd day of August, 1994.
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Boun• s, ity Attorney
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
W. H. Hodges. Mayo