Title
Approval of Personnel Rules Revisions: Personnel Rule 712 Sick Leave Credits Upon Separation; Personnel Rule 713 Bereavement Leave; and Personnel Rule 719 Leave Without Pay
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the revisions to Personnel Rules 712, 713, and 719 as set out herein.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as requested.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Personnel Board recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
In the process of periodic review of the County Personnel Rules and Regulations, three rules were identified for potential changes.
Rule 712 Sick Leave Credits Upon Separation the County currently allows employees who are retiring under PERA, to use up to 520 hours of sick leave to extend their service time. The rule is being amended to clarify "Pre-Retirement Sick Leave Status". Further the proposed rule change specifies that while on Pre-Retirement Sick Leave Status employees are not eligible for bereavement leave. In addition, the change would clarify that once they begin using sick leave for this purpose employees are not able to rescind their intent to retire.
Rule 713 Bereavement Leave - is being amended to clarify that this could not be used during Pre-Retirement Leave Status when any paid leave leave is already being used.
Rule 719 Leave Without Pay - is being amended to clarify the process for requesting leave without pay in excess of 5 consecutive work days. The change also states that employees on leave without pay are responsible for 100% of their insurance premiums for elected benefits during the extended leave without pay status.
The three rules were submitted to all four unions for comments, however none were received. The Personnel Board approved the rule changes at their meeting on July 25, 2017.
Alternatives
Council could elect to modify the proposed revisions to the rules or they could elect not to...
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