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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2014 - 31 BY: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 161.01 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ENTITLED "EMPLOYEES GENERALLY" FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND ACCEPTING, UPON HIRE, EMPLOYEE SICK TIME ACCRUED WITH ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AND FURTHER ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION FOR PAYOUT OF SICK LEAVE UPON DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. WHEREAS, whenever the City hires a State or municipal employee that has accumulated unused sick leave benefits from previous employment at another governmental agency, the City is required by State law to acknowledge, transfer and account for such sick leave credit; and WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Council establish systems for transfer of sick time in compliance with State law yet limit payments for accumulated, unused sick time upon death, disability or retirement to sick time credits earned during service of the City; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to amend Section 161.01 in order to comply with State law and to manage disbursement of local benefits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 161.01 ( "Non- Bargaining Unit Employee Benefits ") of the Administrative Code, which presently reads as follows: 161.01 NON - BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. (a) Sick Leave Policy. The sick leave policy for all non - bargaining unit employees of the City, excluding elected officials, is hereby established as follows: (1) Sick leave credit. A. Accumulation of credit -sick leave is earned in accordance with the state minimum requirement at the rate of one and one - fourth days per month of employment or fifteen days per year. B. Regular full -time employees shall receive annual sick leave according to the following formula: Sick leave days per year = 1.25 x months x hours 8 Sick leave days per year represent the eight -hour days accumulated; months represents the months worked per year; hours represents the hours worked per day.