Laserfiche WebLink
City of Paris Council Benefits Subcommillcc <br /> May 4, 2004 <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br />actually gaining, or in the prospect of trying to buy that back, whether or not <br />they should allow a sell back. tie felt that each of those should be addressed <br />separately, but it was a consensus by the committee and not a motion and he <br />made a motion that they cap the vacation time at 45 days as discussed. <br /> <br />Chairman Guest asked Councilman Bell if he would be adverse to discussing <br />vacation time and sick leave time before making any recommendations because <br />it might affect his motion. <br /> <br />Chairman Guest asked that Mr. Anderson advise the committee what the city is <br />currently doing regarding sick leave. <br /> <br />Mr. Anderson advised that city employees are currently accumulating one day <br />and a quarter for each month of employment. There is a maximum of 135 days <br />sick leave that can be accumulated. Mr. Anderson said the basis for how that <br />number was capped was to try to equalize the benefit that allows the civil <br />service employees are allowed to sell back 90 days of sick leave at 100% at the <br />current pay rate when they leave the employment of the city. Mr. Anderson <br />explained that a day for a fireman is considered to be 12 hours and it' you <br />multiply 12 hours times 90 days, that is 1,080 hours and divide that by 8 you <br />will get 135 days. That is how that 135 day cap was established, in order to give <br />some equalization to what could be allowed under civil service. <br /> <br />City Attorney Schenk asked Mr. Anderson if there is a minor differential <br />between the civil service accumulation of vacation time or how much they get <br />initially verses the regular employee. Mr. Anderson said, yes, but you cannot <br />change civil service. City Attorney Schenk said it is 15 days vacation <br />immediately for civil service employees a year. <br /> <br /> (~ouncilman Bell stated that civil service employees can sell sick leave upon <br /> departing from the city. Mr. Anderson said that was correct. Councilman Bell <br /> wanted to know if they could sell back vacation. Mr. Anderson advised that the <br /> city only allows for sell back of vacation one time a year and on civil service <br /> <br /> <br />