Title
Approval of Revisions to the following Personnel Rules:
1. Rule 309 - Re-employment
2. Rule 311.2 - Non-Exempt Employees Overtime Compensation
3. Rule 312 - Exempt Employees Overtime Compensation
4. Rule 315 - Night Differential Pay
5. Rule 703 - Annual Leave
6. Rule 709 - Sick Leave Accruals
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the revisions to Personnel Rules and Regulations 309, 311.2, 312, 315, 703 and 709 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
Due to staff's continued review of current Personnel Rules and Regulations, revisions to six personnel rules are presented for Council's consideration. The Personnel Board reviewed the revised rules at their February 27, 2018 meeting and motions were passed to support the revisions. Additionally, the proposed revisions were forwarded for comment to all four Unions within the County via the president/vice president/steward. No objections were raised by the Unions.
An overview of the changes, per rule are as follows:
1. Rule 309 - Re-employment: The revisions were recommended in order to clarify that this rule applies only when a regular full-time or part-time employee who has completed their probationary period and is re-employed as a regular full-time or part-time employee, versus other classifications of employees such as a temporary. Further the recommended changes are in line with how this rule has been applied in the past.
2. Rule 311.2 - Non-Exempt Employees Overtime Compensation: As a result of preparing for the new software implementation, this revision is to clarify that any work performed by a non-exempt employee outside their normal work period must be pre-approved by their immediate supervisor prior to commencing the work.
3. Rule 312 - Exempt Emp...
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