29-2021 - Amend 149.08 Vacations

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lsr read and referred to Finance 7/19/21. 2"a reading 9/7/21. Please substitute for original Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, ORDINANCE No.29-2021 BY: O'Malley, Rader, Shachner AN ORDINANCE to take effect January 1, 2022 provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, amending Section 149.08 Vacations, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to grant vacation time to employees who are hired part time to accrue vacation time and to allow for credit for prior service with the State or any political subdivision of the state and to grant vacation time to part-time employees. WHEREAS a need has been identified to increase our recruitment and retention efforts in order to attract and maintain talented staff; and WHEREAS employers are acknowledging the impact of quality of life and work -life balance for their employees; and WHEREAS vacation time and credit for prior service for purposes of vacation accrual is one area in which the City can make changes to remain competitive with recruitment and retention with minimal financial impact to the City; and WHERAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this additional benefit is necessary to recruit and retain talented staff; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That Section 149.08 Vacations of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 149.08 VACATIONS. (a) (1) Vacation time for all full-time permanent hourly employees and all annual salaried employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be earned in one calendar year and taken in a subsequent year. Vacation time earned during the first calendar year of employment shall be in accordance with the following schedule to reflect service time from the date of employment to December 31 of that first year based on the schedule below: Hours of Service Vacation Hours Earned 240 to 439 8 440to 639 16 640 to 839 24 840 to 1039 32 1040 to 1239 45 1240 to 1439 48 1440to 1639 56 1640 to 1839 64