[Res. of 7-15-1968]
All full-time employees, including provisional and probationary,
will be allowed three days of personal leave in one calendar year,
at such time as the employee requests. Unused personal leave time
from one year may not be carried over to the next year. Personal leave
is allowed employees to permit them to attend personal affairs that
cannot be attended to outside of working hours. Personal leave time
will not be allowed the day before or day after a legal holiday in
order to extend the holiday. Appointments for beauty parlor, barber,
dental, medical, etc., will not be permitted during working hours
except in cases of emergency. The employee may elect to substitute
the lunch hour for the time off. Employees not electing to substitute
hours will be charged 1/2 day of personal leave time off.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Employees serving on jury duty will receive their normal rate
of pay while on jury duty. However, the employee must notify his superior
of his selection to serve in order that the normal routine of the
department will not be affected.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Employees in all categories will be allowed five days with pay
for reason of death in the immediate family. "Immediate family" includes
husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, sister, brother, mother-in-law
and father-in-law. Funeral observance of other members of the family
will be limited to one day charged against personal leave. Employees
using over five days for funeral leave will have the additional time
deducted from personal leave. Group visits to funeral homes will not
be permitted during working hours. Department heads may delegate two
employees from the department to represent the department during the
funeral service of one of their fellow employees.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Employees on salary basis who are required to work overtime
and are not paid for this overtime will be permitted to take compensatory
time off equivalent to the overtime worked. However, the employee
must advise his superior of his intent to work the overtime and the
reason necessitating such overtime, and such overtime shall be approved
by the department head. The department head may request this overtime
during peak periods. The superior shall keep track of this overtime
and will allow the employee to take equivalent amount of time off,
convenient to the efficient operation of the department. This time
must be taken within one year of the accrual of this time. This section
does not apply to department heads.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Military leave will be granted with pay to employees where applicable
and in accordance with federal and state authorization, but such time
is not to exceed 30 days in one calendar year. Pay will not be granted
unless certified military orders are presented to the Personnel Department
well in advance of start of leave. Pay will not be made in advance
in this instance.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Each employee is entitled to time for lunch, but such time is
not to exceed one hour. Where certain activities require personnel
to be on duty continuously during working hours, staff will be required
to stagger lunch hours at the discretion of the department head.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Although coffee breaks are not considered as formal time off,
but are in most instances condoned, it is necessary stipulate the
time allowed for this purpose not to exceed 10 minutes away from the
employee's duties in each the morning and afternoon shifts. These
breaks must be arranged so that each department will be covered at
all times. It will be the responsibility of the department head to
control this practice and disallow it if he finds it is being abused.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
"Leave of absence" shall mean permissive absence without pay
and may be granted employees for such reasons as extended illness
after sick leave has been used up, maternity leave, etc. Maternity
leave will be granted for six months, including time to and after
the birth of child. No female employee shall be permitted to work
after six months in pregnancy. Requests for such leave must be filed
with the department head for submission to the City Administrator
for his approval and in sufficient time to recruit temporary help
to fill the position. These leaves of absence will be reviewed periodically
for determination to continue or discontinue. In the event that it
is decided to terminate the leave, the employee must be notified in
writing. The employee may request a hearing for reconsideration of
the leave.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
(a)
Employees will be allowed to attend conferences and meetings pertinent
to their individual duties with the city. However, authorization to
travel under these conditions must be by request to the City Administrator
at least two weeks before leaving for the conference or meeting and
then only on the City Administrator's approval. The time necessary
to travel to attend the session and to return to duty will be with
pay. Expenditures must be within budgetary allowance.
(b)
Expenditures approved by the city while attending such conferences
or meetings will be round trip to and from the location of the conference
(mileage will be allowed at $0.10 per mile if personal car is used),
taxicab fares, tolls, meals, hotel bills (only on submission of receipted
bill) tips and registration. Expenditures must be submitted on approved
vouchers available at the Department of Finance. Where members of
employee's family travel with them, the city will pay only the employee's
share of the cost.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
Employees failing to report in for any reason for absence from
duty within 10 working days will be considered as having resigned
their position and will be dropped from the roster.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
The official holidays will be: New Year's Day, Washington's
Birthday, Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day,
Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If
the official holiday falls on Saturday, the Friday immediately prior
to that will be given off. If the official holiday falls on Sunday,
the Monday following will be given off. Employees who are required
to work on any of the above-listed holidays to maintain the efficient
operation of city facilities will be granted compensatory time off
at the discretion of the department head. No compensatory time will
be allowed if a holiday falls during a period when the employee is
on sick or injury leave. However, if an employee is on vacation leave
when one of the holidays occur, that employee may extend his vacation
time an equivalent number of days at the end of his vacation time
to compensate for the holiday lost.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
All provisions of this plan shall apply to the Police Department except those provisions which are inconsistent with the provisions of the contract entered into by the City of Poughkeepsie and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, in which case the provisions of that contract shall take precedence. Employees of the Police Department not considered performing policemanic duties will be included under Other employees, Section 7-72.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
All provisions of this plan shall apply to the Fire Department, except those provisions which are inconsistent with the provisions of the contract entered into by the City of Poughkeepsie and the Local 596, International Association of Fire Fighters, in which case the provisions of that contract shall take precedence. Employees of the Fire Department not considered performing firemanic duties will be included under Other Employees, Section 7-72.
[Res. of 7-15-1968]
All provisions of this plan shall apply to other employees of
the City of Poughkeepsie except those provisions which are inconsistent
with the provisions of the contract entered into by the City of Poughkeepsie
and the City of Poughkeepsie Unit, Dutchess County Chapter Civil Service
Employees Association, in which case the provisions of that contract
will take precedence.
