Ord. 0456-02 12-18-89ORDINANCE NO. 456-2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 456-1 BY AMENDING THE
PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AT CHAPTER FIVE - WAGE AND
SALARY ADMINISTRATION BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING CHAPTER 5.8,
METHOD OF PAYMENT AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6 - ATTENDANCE AND
LEAVE AND SPECIFICALLY, SEC. 6.4, HOLIDAYS; PROVIDING FOR A
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND:
SECTION 1. That the Personnel Policies and Procedures for
employees of the City of Pearland, inapplicable to the Police
Department where inconsistent with state legislation and the
Civil Service Rules, are hereby amending as attached hereto.
SECTION 2. That said Personnel Policies and Procedures are
amended at Chapter Five - Wage and Salary Administration, Section
5.8 is amended as shown by Exhibit "A" and Chapter Six Attendance
and Lease Section 6-4, Holidays as shown by Exhibit "B" both
exhibits attached hereto and incorporated into the said Personnel
Policies and Procedures.
SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. All ordinances in force which
are inconsistent herewith or in conflict with this ordinance and
exhibits are hereby repealed, insofar as said ordinances are
inconsistent or in conflict with this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Savings Clause. All rights and remedies which
have accrued in favor of the City under ordinances and amendments
thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City.
SECTION 5. Severability Clause. The City Council of the
City of Pearland, Texas, does hereby declare that if any section,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word or portion
of this ordinance is declared invalid, or unconstitutional, by a
court of competent jurisdiction, that, in such event it would
have passed and ordained any and all remaining portions of this
ordinance without the inclusion of that portion or portions which
may be so found to be unconstitutional or invalid, and declares
that it intent is to make no portion of this ordinance dependent
upon the validity of any other portion thereof, and that all said
remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective on the
%day of December, 1989.
PASSED ON FIRST READING by the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, in regular meeting in thed City Hall this the
/J day of GG.��'d- -1 , 19 0 %
TOM 'EID, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ilfL�
KAY KROTTSE, CITY SECRETARY
PASSED ON SECOND READING by the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, in/�C-i,regular meeting in the
lr�City Hall this the
7 day of 6%-.dt> , 19
ATTEST:
KAY KR( USE, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT E. TALTON,
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID, MAYOR
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EXHIBIT "A"
Chapter 5
Wage and Salary Administration
5.8 Method of Payment - Pay periods and dates of payment shall be
set by the City Manager. All employees shall be paid for the
actual number of hours worked during each pay period. When
absent on authorized declared or designated holiday, each employ-
ee shall be paid at his/her regular rate of pay for that day or
days and such days shall be counted as actual days worked for the
purpose of calculation of overtime pay in any given pay period.
A. All employees other than exempt employees shall have the
election to either be paid for approved overtime in cash or
accumulate compensatory time. Unclassified employees may
accumulate compensatory time up to one hundred sixty (160)
hours of actual overtime worked. Classified employees may
accumulate up to three hundred twenty (320) hours of actual
overtime hours worked.
All compensatory time must be taken with the approval of the
Department Head. An employee shall take accumulated compen-
satory time within ninety (90) days from the date of accumu-
lation unless otherwise approved by the Department Head or
City Manager.
B. Employees not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act or
those employees that are found to be exempt from the pro-
visions of the act may be allowed compensatory time. The
terms and conditions of said compensatory time shall be
determined by agreement between the City Manager and the
Employee.
C. The Personnel Department shall maintain records of accu-
mulated and used compensatory time for all classified and
unclassified employees. The Personnel Department shall
maintain appropriate records of agreement for non -covered
and exempt employees.
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Exhibit "B"
Chapter 6
Holidays
6.4 Holidays - The following holidays shall be declared official
observed City holidays for unclassified employees. If the
holiday falls on Saturday,
it will be observed on the preceding
Friday; and if it falls on Sunday, it will be held on the follow-
ing Monday.
New Year's Day January 1
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day First Monday in September
Veteran's Day November 11
Thanksgiving Holiday Fourth Thursday in November
and following Friday
Christmas Day December 25
Designated Holidays (2) Two days, to be determined
individually by each employee
with approval of the Supervisor
and Department Head
Every full time employee of the City shall receive eight (8)
hours of holiday pay in lieu of working on declared city
holidays.
B. Any full time employee who is required to work on a city
observed holiday shall be paid at their regular base pay for
the actual time worked in addition to the holiday pay. The
employee, with the approval of the Department Head, may
elect to receive compensatory time for the actual time
worked.
A.
C. If an employee schedules a designated holiday in advance
with the approval of the Supervisor and is later required to
work on his/her designated holiday, the employee will be
paid at their regular base pay for the actual time worked,
in addition to the Designated Holiday pay.
D. When a City observed holiday and a full time employee's
regular scheduled day off occurs on the same day, the
employee will be entitled to an alternate day off within a
reasonable period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.
E. Temporary and part time permanent employees shall be paid at
their regular rates on an observed City holiday if required
to work, and shall not qualify for any other benefits
related to the holidays mentioned herein. Holiday work must
be specifically authorized by the employee's Department
Head.
F. A full time employee that is absent without authorized leave
on the day immediately preceding or following a holiday
shall lose pay for the holiday as well as the day of absence
without leave.
G. When the City council declares a special observed holiday,
it shall be observed as provided herein and the same rules
shall apply as for a regular observed City holiday.
H. An employee wishing to observe a national or religious
holiday not listed herein above shall use his/her designated
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holiday privileges to observe such holiday, or charge the absence
to any available vacation time accrued by the employee.
I. Designated holidays accrue at the beginning of each fiscal
year and must be taken by the employee prior to the end of
such fiscal year, or the time is lost without compensation.
J. No employee shall take a designated holiday during the first
three months of employment with the City.
K. A designated or accrued holiday may not be taken in frag-
ments or increments of less than eight (8) hours.
L. Both observed holidays and designated holidays shall be
counted as actual days worked within the pay period for
overtime calculations.
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