2254ORDINANCE NO. 2254
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE SETTING AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, NOT REPRESENTED BY IBEW LOCAL 763 FOR
THE FISCAL YEARS 2013/2014 AND 2014 /2015; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLAIR,
NEBRASKA.
SECTION 1. That, effective, October 1, 2013, the salary of the employees, not
represented by IBEW Local 763, of the City of Blair, Nebraska shall be as set forth on the "Hourly
Rate Schedule," marked Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated by this reference herein,
and said "Hourly Rate Schedule" is hereby accepted for a two -year period, subject to the increase
referred to in Section 2 and Section 3 herein below. In addition to the increase in salary as set forth
hereinabove, all employees of the municipality, not represented by IBEW Local 763, shall be
entitled to coverage under the health and accident insurance, life insurance and such other benefits
as may be designated by the personnel manual.
SECTION 2. That, effective on the first pay period after October 1, 2013, the hourly
salary rate for all employees not covered by the contract between local IBEW 763 and the City of
Blair shall be increased three and a half percent (3.5 %) as set forth on exhibit "A" (Hourly Rate
Schedule).
SECTION 3. That effective on the first pay period after October 1, 2014, the Hourly Rate
Schedule for all employees not covered by the contract between local IBEW 763 and the City of
Blair shall be increased three percent (3.0 %).
SECTION 4. That effective as of October 1, 2013, the Personnel Manual for employees of
the City of Blair, Nebraska shall be and hereby is amended as set forth on Exhibit "B" attached
hereto.
SECTION 5. All employees represented by IBEW 763 shall continue to be governed by
the salary schedule and personnel policy as outlined in the most recently approved union contract.
SECTION 6. That the wage, salary and benefit compensation established herein be and
hereby is accepted for a two -year period which consists of the 2013/2014 fiscal year and the
2014/2015 fiscal year.
SECTION 7. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of October, 2013.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
JA,ME3 E. REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
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WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Ordinance was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 8th day of October, 2013.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
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EXkI 61
8.9 Absence without Leave
Employees failing to report for or remain at work as scheduled or directed without proper
notification, authorization, or excuse shall be considered absent without leave, shall not be
in pay status for the time involved, and shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.
Absence without leave for more than three consecutive working days shall be considered
abandonment of duties, which shall ordinarily result in dismissal.
8.10 Holidays
The following days and any other days designated by the Mayor shall be official holidays
(City Holidays) for the City of Blair. All city offices and departments will be closed on these
days. Essential Police and water treatment plant personnel shall be required to report to
duty as scheduled.
City Holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, ^ FbeF Day, Memorial Day, July 4th,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and if Christmas Eve falls on a Monday through Thursday
1 /2 day, if on Friday all day and if Christmas falls on Thursday all day
Friday. Three 3 T., eight (8) hour Floating Holidays/ Personal
days per calendar vear, which must be used by December 31st of
each year
a.) All City Employees shall observe the City Holidays on the date recognized by the
State of Nebraska and /or Federal Government, with exception of Police
Department and Water Treatment Plant.
b.) Police Department - Chief Lieutenant, Investigators, III Corp Officer, DEA
Officer, Animal Control and Clerical Staff, same as all other City Employees. All
other dep t employee 'officers, i school resource officer, shall be
authorized to use Holidays except Labor Day, anytime (with Chief approval),
after being earned (date of Holiday). Holiday shall mean eight (8) hours. Such
officers in lieu of time off for Labor Day, shall be paid for eight 8) hours in the
first Day period following Labor Day. ny accumulated holiday hours not used
in the ea'°r- - fiscal vear (October 1 - September 3.0) will be lost and not
compensated. Holiday hours accumulated as of 10/1/13 must be used by
12/31
appFQv efficer ' be `-r-ante cempe nsatio n at s tr ai time FnF Helid y
�-! of each yea
c.) Water Plant - Water Plant Supervisor same as all other City Employees
Water Plant Operators - per IBEW Local 763 Contract
d.) All Employees working on designated City Holidays, except shift workers shall
be paid at rate of 1 times for actual hours worked on a "City Holiday ".
e.) For Police shift workers, the paid Holiday shall be the actual Holiday.
Example: Christmas falls on Saturday, legal city holiday would be Friday.
Those individuals working on Saturday, Christmas Day (December 25th) would
be compensated at 1 1 /2 times, not those working on Friday.
City of Blair Employee Manual Chapter 8, page 10
b. Exempt Service - Employees in the Exempt Service shall not be eligible for
monetary compensation for overtime hours worked.
C. Compensatory time may be used in lieu of overtime compensation when in
the best interest of the City and the employee. Compensatory time will be
awarded at one and one -half times the actual hours worked as accumulated
in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Such
Compensatory time may be utilized when authorized by the Department
Head based upon consideration of operational requirements and after
employee has filed a request for leave a minimum of (48) hours in advance;
provided however, the following restrictions shall apply to the amount of
Compensatory time which may be used in lieu of overtime compensation, to-
wit:
1) No employee shall be allowed to have more than 116 hours of comp
time on the books at any time.
2) No employee will be allowed to earn more than (60) hours of comp
time in any calendar year.
3) Any employee with comp time on the books may cash out that comp
time the last pay period in November by contacting the City
Treasurer by the first day of November each year. No payout will be
made for less than eight (8) hours*'° first o Peee mob er eae
d. For pay purposes, the workweek for Uniformed Police Officers shall begin at
5:01 o'clock P.M. on Sunday and end at 5:00 o'clock P.M. the following
Sunday.
e. For purposes of determining overtime pay, sick leave and comp time shall
not count as hours worked.
f. All supervisors shall flex employee's regular schedules to reduce or
eliminate the need for overtime, comp and /or extra hours. Example:
Employee working Monday through Friday (40 hour work week) takes
vacation Monday and Tuesday, works 12 hours Wednesday, would be
allowed to work only 4 hours on Friday, unless an emergency requires them
to work or the time is approved by Department Supervisor.
14.4 Wages in Advance
It is a policy of the City of Blair that no advances of future wages, including accrued
vacation leave, shall be made.
14.5 Employee Benefits
The City offers a total compensation plan consisting not only of pay but also of substantial
employee benefits. The following are the principal employee benefits which are offered to
all permanent, full -time employees working 40 hours or more a week after completing the
necessary waiting period.
City of Blair Employee Manual Chapter 14, page 2
e. Paid holidays and paid leave for vacation, illnesses and other designated
purposes.
Benefits available to all employees:
a. Worker's Compensation;
b. Unemployment Insurance; and
C. Social Security
Information regarding paid holidays, vacation and sick leave is included elsewhere in the
manual. Any questions not answered in the manual in regard to benefits should be directed
to the City Administrator. These benefits are subject to change.
14.6 Clothing and Uniform Allowance
Any payment made to an employee for clothing /uniform allowance, car allowance, phone
allowance and family life insurance premium shall be paid as taxable income as per IRS
regulations.
City
eEmployees shall be eligible for clothing and uniform allowances as follows:
a. Law Enforcement employee clothing and uniform allowance shall be at the
sum of $1000.00 per year per employee. R °b;,, , 2 , ; *' the th;,A rt.inr + °,.
AR, -._A, nnd!� -11 n1i. +hi.— w ill 1-10 r%niA
-Each officer will be paid $250.00 at the end of each quarter. Any
officer terminating employment with the City will receive payment for that
quarter on a pro -rated basis (days worked/days in month).
i. The City of Blair agrees to pay for authorized clothing, up to one (1)
year's authorized clothing expenditure ($1000.00) for a new Law
Enforcement employee. The employee will be required to reimburse
the City should his employment terminate for any reason before the
compietioil o Gile (i) year. T am ount rcimb ur Sed `v`J111 be pry ^rated
based on the actual number of months employed by the City.
b Public Works Superintendent, Street Supervisor, Cemetery /Park
Superintendent, Utilities Supervisor, Water Plant Supervisor, and Wastewater
Supervisor shall receive the following:
ii. $100.00 for each employee each year for winter wear to include, but not
be limited to coveralls. coats and boots.
iii. Payment shall be made as part of the last pay period in November for
the twelve month period starting December 1.
a New employees will receive a prorated payment in the last pay period
of the month after hire equal to the number of hill months remaining to
the next December after such hire.
iv. Eight (8) safety compliant t- shirts, to be replaced as needed.
V. Eleven (11) initial jeans rented, 5 laundered per week.
City of Blair Employee Manual Chapter 14, page 4
vi. One safety compliant sweat shirt, then replaced as needed.
C. ' Publ e War- s Pepa *ment, Animal Control and G /Paris _Ll e p a men
will be provided with eleven (1 D uniforms shirts and pants,
furnished by the City through rental service or actual purchase.
d. Police Secretary I & 11 and Technical Support — Accounting / Utilities /
Clerical will all receive seven (7) city shirts (to be selected by employees and
approved by city administrator) and replaced as needed.
e. Library Director, Adult Librarian, Youth Services Librarian, and Part-time
Library staff will all receive library- themed shirts as programmed by the
Library Director and replaced as needed.
f. Citv Administrator, Assistant City Administrator. Director of Public Works,
Citv Treasurer and City Clerk will all receive two (2) city shirts (to be selected
by employees and approved by city administrator) and replaced as needed.
Z. Failure to reuort to work with proper attire, which in cludes the attire being
clean (with limits) and free of excessive rips and tears, could result in the
employee being sent home without pay. This will result in coaching and
counselinia. Continued failure could result in discipli action if unable to
re turn to work for more than 24 hours
14.7 Education Benefits
Eligible City employees shall be entitled to tuition assistance in addition to any training
required by the City. The tuition assistance shall be on the following term:
a. The City shall reimburse eligible employees for actual tuition costs; not to
exceed $150.00 per credit hour.
b. An employee must have not less than three (3) years current continuous full
time employment with the City to be %iigible for tuition rei nib'urseriiei'it,
unless waived by the City Administrator.
C. No tuition reimbursement shall be made unless the employee attains
successful completion of the course resulting in a grade equivalent to C or
better.
d. Tuition paid at any Nebraska State College, Nebraska State University,
Nebraska Metropolitan Technical College or Dana College shall be eligible
for reimbursement. The City Administrator shall, prior to the employee's
enrollment, approve tuition at any other institution.
e. Tuition reimbursement shall be limited to courses required for an approved
degree program, for courses in math, science, English, speech, computer
science / applications, or other courses that directly improve or enhance the
City of Blair Employee Manual Chapter 14, page 5