43-09 Enact 149.07 Merit Bonus Awards

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PLACED ON 1~ READING & REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 4/6/09, 2ND READING 4/20/09. Substituted & Amended on the floor 5/18/09) ORDINANCE N0. 43-09 BY: Antonio, Builock, Butler, Dever, Madigan, Powers, Summers. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, to enact new Section 149.07, Merit Bonus Awards, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances. WHEREAS, the Administration wants to move from a'~length of service" based service recognition system to a merit based service recognition; and WHEREAS, the Administration is requesting authorization to begin a Merit Bonus system along with the suggested repeal of the Longevity Compensation; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, 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 Longevity Compensation is payable beginning in June. Now Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That new Section 149.07, Merit Bonus Awards, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, shall be enacted to read as follows: 149.07 MERIT BONlJS ,4WARDS. The Merit Bonus Award System is hereby established for monetary bonuses that may be paid to employees not covered by a collective bargaining unit. The Director of Human Resources is hereby authorized to create and administer a policy for payment of merit bonuses, including guidelines for annual employee evaluations on which bonuses shall be based. Once annually the Human Resources Director shall report to Council on the implementation and the effectiveness of the Merit Bonus System. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in