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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-5282 ~..~~."';;~~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESOLUTION NO. 5282 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino (the "City") has caused a restructuring of its Community Development Department 8 and community Development Commission (the "Commission") in order 9 to promote the goals and activities of community and economic 10 development and redevelopment activities within the City; and 11 12 WHEREAS, in connection with the establishment of the 13 Economic Development Agency (the "Agency"), and the restructuring 14 of the previously existing Redevelopment Agency of the City of 15 San Bernardino and commission operations and functions, the 16 commission deems it desirable to approve a certain Management and 17 Confidential Employee Compensation and Benefits Plan; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the Commission deems it desirable at this time 20 to codify the compensation and benefits granted to management and 21 22 23 24 confidential employees: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: 25 26 27 28 SECTION 1: The Commission hereby establishes a Management and Confidential Employee Compensation and Benefits Plan which defines the salary and benefits of those employees - 1 - whose positions are a part of management and wages and benefits for those employees whose positions are part of confidential. 1 2 :3 4 SECTION 2: The Management and Confidential Employee 5 Compensation and Benefits Plan (the "Plan") shall be as follows: 6 7 A. Classifications. All classifications listed on 8 Attachment "A" hereto shall be covered by this Plan. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B. compensation. 1. The top step of the salary ranges for classifications covered by this Resolution shall be increased by 5% effective the first pay period beginning in January, 1992. The Commission shall consider granting a cost-of-living adjustment each succeeding January. 2. A salary survey shall be conducted in odd numbered years, beginning in 1991, by an independent firm selected by the Commission. The survey shall compare salaries of the classifications covered by this Resolution with like or similar classifications in other similarly situated municipalities. The Commission, or a duly authorized representative thereof, shall meet with the Economic Development Agency Administrator and agree upon a plan for implementation of the adjustments as indicated by the survey. Implementation - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 C. Insurance (Medical. Dental. and Vision). The 17 Agency's contribution to the Plan for each employee shall be an 18 amount equal to the monthly premium for the available PERS family 19 medical plan, and Agency sponsored family dental and vision plans 20 having the highest premiums. Available PERS medical plans 21 include those plans in which active employees may enroll. This 22 contribution may be used to purchase Agency sponsored medical, 23 dental, vision, life and long term disability insurance. shall be effective January, 1992. first pay period beginning in the 3. A benefits survey shall be conducted in even numbered years, beginning in 1992. The survey shall compare benefits of the classifications covered by this Resolution in other similarly situated municipalities. The Commission Chairman and Secretary, or a duly authorized representative thereof, shall meet with the Economic Development Agency Administrator and agree upon a plan for implementation of such adjustments as indicated by the survey. Implementation shall be effective the first pay period beginning in January, 1993. 24 25 D. Medical contribution. The Agency shall contribute 26 a maximum of $16.00 per month per employee to be used exclusively 27 for the purchase of medical insurance benefits. This amount is 28 part of the sum described in section C, not an additional - 3 - ~, t 1 contribution. An employee must purchase medical insurance 2 offered through the Agency in order to utilize the contribution 3 described in section C. 4 5 E. Lana Term Disability Insurance. The Agency shall 6 provide long term disability insurance for employees. Subject to 7 the usual provisions and exclusions of such insurance plans, the 8 coverage shall be for 60% of salary after a 30 calendar day 9 elimination period, for a maximum period of one year. An 10 employee shall not be required to exhaust his or her sick leave 11 to receive benefits. 12 13 F. Life and AD&D Insurance. The Agency shall provide 14 Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance of 15 $50,000 for Management and Confidential employees. 16 17 G. PERS. All employees shall receive full Commission 18 paYment of the employee contribution to PERS. 19 20 H. Overtime. Employees will receive overtime 21 compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act 22 (FLSA). 23 24 I. Administrative Leave. All 40 hour/week FLSA 25 exempt employees in lieu of monetary compensation shall be 26 assigned 56 hours of Administrati ve Leave and Administrati ve 27 Leave shall not be carried beyond the end of any fiscal year and 28 shall not be paid for at any time. - 4 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 w'lit~.tllilik ..:1 "1ji;j J . Actina Pav. 1. The Agency Administrator or Executive Director, Development Department, may assign an employee to discharge the duties of a higher classification for additional compensation as provided herein, in the event of a vacancy or during the temporary absence of an employee. A temporary assignment shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission at its next meeting at which it can be considered. 2. An employee assigned to acting duty in writing by the Agency Administrator or Executive Director, Development Department, shall receive acting duty pay as follows: a. Employees acting in a higher position, below the level of Department/Division Head shall receive acting duty pay on the sixth consecutive work day of each acting duty assignment. No acting duty pay will be paid for the first five work days of each acting duty assignment except for an employee who has served a twenty day demonstration period during the previous 24 months, as recorded in the employee's official personnel record. The entire period of the acting duty assignment at the higher classification, including the initial work demonstration period, may not exceed 60 working days except by the mutual agreement of the Commission and the employee. - 5 - <."~'liF"iii~.': _.t'.::"'f':","Il'.'1":""'-~~i''''<~~''';""j,""",,;<''",',-~-;,;--",,.........,,.,-,.4<'.'" b. Employees acting as Department Head or Division Head shall be eligible for acting duty pay on the first work day of each such assignment. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 K. Annual Physical Exam. An annual physical 20 examination is available for all participants. The Agency shall 21 pay for medical fees for the physical examination of said 22 employees. Reimbursement to the employee for the examination 23 shall not exceed $175.00. 24 25 26 27 28 3. Acting pay for employees shall be the first step of the salary range for the acting position next above the employee's regular salary, which would provide the acting employee at least a 5% salary increase. 4 . Upon any subsequent service of an employee who completed a prior acting duty assignment in the same higher acting position, compensation at the higher rate shall commence upon the first date of such subsequent service. 5. It is not the intent of this subsection to provide such compensation for vacation relief or for limited, short- term absences. L. Deferred Comoensation. The Agency shall execute an agreement with a carrier to provide a deferred compensation plan for all participants. - 6 - 1 M. Employee Assistance Proaram. All participants 2 shall be able to receive assistance and counseling in solving 3 personal and emotional problems through an Employee Assistance 4 Program at Agency expense. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 N. Vacation Leave. 1. All participants shall accrue: Ten days of paid vacation upon the first day of the second year of continuous full time emploYment with the City of San Bernardino, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino or the Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino. Thereafter, vacation shall accrue each pay period prorated according to the number of days per year in the following chart: ComDleted years of Continuous Service 40 hr/week emDloyees days Per Year 1 5 15 20 10 15 20 25 2. Employees shall not be permitted to work in their Agency position in lieu of taking vacations in order to receive additional compensation from the Agency. - 7 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 o. Tuition Costs. All participants shall be 18 reimbursed for selected tuition costs and text books for 19 previously approved job related courses which will increase the 20 value of the employee to the commission, provided that the 21 employee achieves a passing grade of "B" or better. 3. Vacation credits may accrue and accumulate for a maximum of two years' total accumulated vacation credits on a carryover basis from year to year. Vacations or portions thereof from anyone year so accrued may run consecutively with vacations or portions thereof of the next succeeding year, subject to the approval of the department head for positions below department head level, or the Agency Administrator for department heads. 4. When an employee resigns or otherwise leaves the service of the Agency, paYment shall be made to the employee for the earned portion of his/her vacation on the basis of the hourly rate of pay being received by the employee on the date of separation. 22 23 P. sick Leave. All participants shall be granted 6 24 working days of sick leave after 6 calendar months of continuous 25 service. Thereafter, sick leave as herein provided shall accrue 26 at a rate of 8 hours per month or approximately 4.0 hours per pay 27 period. In the event an employee works less than fifty percent 28 of the total normal work hours in the pay period, he/she shall - 8 - :' J ';i,: . f"~: "j 'm :,~~~""",,..;,;.;,,,,,,,,,,,..~~\i"N' 1 not be credited with any sick leave for such pay period. 2 Approved vacation, sick leave, holiday or administrative leave 3 shall be considered as time worked for the purpose of computing 4 sick leave benefits only. Whenever an employee uses all 5 allowable sick leave, further absences may be charged against 6 accrued vacation or with department head approval, the employee 7 may take loss of pay rather than vacation. 8 9 1. sick leave means the absence from duty of an 10 employee because of illness or injury, exposure to 11 contagious disease, attendance upon a member of his/her 12 immediate family who is seriously ill and requires the care 13 of or attendance of an employee, or death in the immediately 14 family of the employee. Immediate family means: husband, 15 wife, grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, sister, 16 brother, son or daughter or mother-in-law, father-in-law, 17 sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in- 18 law. 19 20 2. Not more than five days of sick leave within any 21 calendar year may be granted to an employee for the care of 22 or attendance upon members of his/her immediate family. Not 23 more than five days of sick leave may be granted to an 24 employee for each absence due to death of a member of 25 his/her immediate family as defined above. 26 27 3. Upon the Agency Administrator's or Executive 28 Director, Development Department request, as appropriate, an - 9 - 1 employee must provide a physician's statement to justify a 2 sick leave of five consecutive days or longer. If the 3 department head finds with just cause that sick leave is 4 being abused, the employee may be required to submi t a 5 physician's statement after any absence. 6 7 4. No absence due to illness or injury in excess of 8 five working days shall be approved except after the 9 presentation of satisfactory evidence of illness or injury; 10 namely a certificate from a practicing physician or an 11 authorized practicing chiropractor approved by the Agency 12 Administrator. The Commission shall have the power to 13 require that any person claiming the sick leave benefits of 14 this Resolution be examined at any reasonable time or 15 intervals by the Agency's designated physician, and in the 16 event of an adverse report to reject such claim for sick 17 leave, in whole or in part, and to terminate sick leave 18 compensation. In the event of the refusal of any person to 19 submit to such examination after notification, the Agency 20 Administrator may terminate sick leave compensation and 21 reject any claim therefor. The Agency Administrator shall 22 have the right to require the presentation of a certificate 23 from a practicing physician stating that an employee is 24 physically or psychologically able to perform his/her work 25 and duties satisfactorily before permitting an employee who 26 has been on sick leave to return to work. 27 28 - 10 - 1 5. In order to receive compensation while absent on 2 sick leave, the employee shall notify his/her immediate 3 supervisor prior to or within four hours after the time set 4 for beginning his/her daily duties, or as may be specified 5 by the Head of his/her Department. 6 7 6. When absence is for more than one work day, the 8 employee may be required to file a physician's certificate 9 or a personal affidavit with the Executive Director, 10 Development Department or Agency Administrator, as 11 appropriate, stating the cause of the absence. 12 13 7. Whenever an employee is compensated hereunder for 14 sick leave or injury and has not had a vacation at the end 15 of the current calendar year, he/she shall be allowed to 16 take his/her vacation in the next calendar year. 17 18 8. Whenever the term "service of the City" appears 19 herein, it shall be deemed to include all service to the 20 City of San Bernardino, the Redevelopment Agency of the City 21 and the Community Development Commission of the City of San 22 Bernardino. 23 24 9. All full-time employees of the Agency who are 25 actively on duty, have been in the service of said Agency 26 for six months or more continuously, and who are compelled 27 to be absent from their work on account of illness or 28 injury, shall receive their full salary, wages or - 11 - 1'.-_.~nf.--nr-.._~- compensation for a period of one day for each month of continuous service i provided that such salary, wages or compensation shall cease upon the exhaustion of all accumulated sick leave. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Q. Iniurv Leave. All employees shall be granted 21 industrial accident and illness absence with full pay for each 22 such accident or illness for the first seven (7) calendar days of 23 their disability. Effective with Day 8 of the necessary absence 24 for such illness, each employee shall be authorized, upon his/her 25 request, to utilize any balance of his/her accumulated sick leave 26 or vacation credits to augment the amount of temporary disability 27 compensation received to the extent that the total sum received 28 will result in a paYment equal to his/her regular and normal a. Said sick leave may be accumulated without limit and approved time off with pay for sick leave shall be considered as time worked for purposes of the accrual of sick leave only. sick leave shall not accumulate during periods of leave of absence without pay. The words "working day" shall mean a normal eight-hour day to which an employee has been assigned to work. b. Unused sick leave is payable upon resignation, retirement or death, except dismissal or resignation with prejudice at 50% of total accumulated hours. There is no cap or service requirement. - 12 - 1 compensation. The utilization of such leave for this purpose 2 shall end with the termination of the temporary disability or 3 when the accumulated sick leave credits have been exhausted, 4 whichever occurs first. 5 6 When injury is sustained in the course and scope of 7 emploYment with the Commission by a safety employee, said 8 employee shall be compensated under the provisions of the 9 Workers' Compensation Insurance and Safety Act of California and 10 not under the provisions of this Resolution; provided that he/she 11 shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of California 12 Labor Code Section 4850 during the first 365 days of disability, 13 provided further that these paYments may be terminated pursuant 14 to the provisions of California Government Code section 21023.6. 15 16 When any employee is off duty on injury leave and has 17 not had a vacation at the end of the current year, he/she shall 18 be allowed to take his vacation in the calendar year he/ she 19 returns to duty. 20 21 When an employee sustains what he/she believes to be an 22 industrial injury or illness, the employee shall notify the 23 supervisor immediately, or as soon as possible. The employee 24 shall prepare and submit a report of injury or illness, and the 25 supervisor shall prepare the supervisor's report, and make 26 distribution. In the event the employee is unable to prepare the 27 report within 24 hours, the supervisor or a member of the 28 division/department staff shall prepare the required report. - 13 - 1 Benefits will not be paid until the required reports have been 2 filed with risk management and a doctor's first report of injury 3 or illness has been received. The employee has the right to be 4 examined and treated by a physician of their choice within the 5 required time for the alleged injury or illness, as required by 6 the California Labor Code. 7 8 The Agency shall have the right to require the employee 9 to be examined by a physician designated by the Agency, to assist 10 in determining the length of time during which the employee will 11 be unable to perform the assigned duties, and if the disability 12 is attributable to the injury involved. 13 14 Should there be a dispute between the physician 15 selected by the Agency and the physician selected by the 16 employee, a third physician shall be mutually agreed upon between 17 the employee and the Commission to examine the employee and to 18 assist in making necessary medical determinations. 19 20 R. Leave of Absence Without Pave Leave of absence 21 without pay is a temporary non-pay status and absence from duty 22 granted at the request of the employee. Leave of absence without 23 pay may be granted by the Commission for a period not to exceed 24 six months, upon the positive recommendation of the department 25 head and the Agency Administrator. Under justifiable conditions, 26 said leave may be extended by the Commission for additional 27 periods. Leave of absence without pay will be considered 28 favorably if it is expected that the employee will return to duty - 14 - 1 and that at least one of the following benefits will result: 2 increased job ability, protection or improvement of the 3 employee's health, retention of a desirable employee, or 4 furtherance of a program of interest to the Agency. Examples of 5 or conditions for which a leave of absence without pay may be 6 granted are: 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 An approved leave of absence without pay for less than 24 sixty (60) days in any calendar year will not be considered a 25 break in service. Leave in excess of sixty (60) days shall 26 result in the advancement of the employee's anniversary date and 27 compensation advancement date to such date as will account for 28 the total period of uncompensated time off. Failure to return to (1) For an employee requiring medical treatment; is a disabled who veteran (2) For an employee who is temporarily mentally or physically unable to perform his/her duties; (3) For an employee who files for or assumes elected office; (4) For maternity or paternity leave, recommendation of the attending physician; upon the (5) For military leave when the employee has less than one year of service to qualify for leave with pay. - 15 - __ ~_~~______ L__, 1 duty at the expiration of the approved leave of absence without 2 pay shall constitute an abandonment of the position and shall be 3 prosecuted. 4 5 The Agency's contribution towards an employee's health 6 and life insurance premiums will not be extended beyond the last 7 day of the month in which a leave of absence without pay begins 8 if the leave of absence without pay becomes effective during the 9 first fifteen (15) days of the month, nor beyond the last day of 10 the next succeeding month if the leave of absence without pay Il becomes effective after the 15th day of the month, unless the 12 employee returns to work from a leave of absence without pay 13 status prior to the date the Agency's contribution would be 14 discontinued. In the event the employee desires to maintain full 15 health and life insurance coverage while on leave of absence 16 without pay status, she/he may arrange to pay the insurance 17 premiums for the coverage desired (both the employee and the 18 employer portions). It is the responsibility of the employee to 19 contact the Agency's Accounting/Payroll section in this regard. 20 The paYment of the amount of the premiums must be made to the 21 Agency's Accounting/Payroll section prior to the date on which 22 the Agency's participation will terminate. PaYments must be made 23 monthly thereafter until the employee either returns to work or 24 his/her emploYment with the Agency is terminated. 25 26 Upon an employee's return to work, the Agency's 27 contribution towards the employee's health and life insurance 28 premiums will begin on the first day of the month following the - 16 - 1 end of the leave of absence without pay if that leave of absence 2 without pay terminates between the first and the fifteenth day of 3 the month, or on the first day of the next succeeding month if 4 the leave of absence without pay terminated after the fifteenth 5 day of the month. 6 7 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to 8 the contrary, the Agency will continue its contribution for 9 health and life insurance premiums of an employee on leave of 10 absence due to any injury or illness arising out of and in the 11 course of his/her emploYment with the Agency. 12 13 s. Holidavs. 14 following paid holidays: 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 All participants shall receive the New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day After Thanksgiving Day Before Christmas Christmas Day Day Before New Year's Two Floating Holidays January 1 3rd Monday in January Last Monday in May July 4 First Monday in September November 11 4th Thursday in November 4th or 5th Friday in November December 24 December 25 December 31 - 17 - . I 1 Holidays earned in any twel ve month period are not 2 accumulative beyond the total number of holidays allowed each 3 year by this pay plan. 4 5 T. Benefits Reopener. It is intended that this plan 6 not discriminate in favor of Highly Compensated Employees or Key 7 Employees as to contributions and benefits, in compliance with 8 the requirements of section 89 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. If 9 existing non-taxable fringe benefits are found to be taxable 10 pursuant to new law, regulations or interpretations, the Agency 11 agrees to discuss implementation of alternate forms of 12 compensating affected employees to minimize their tax liability. 13 III 14 III 15 III 16 III 17 III 18 III 19 III 20 III 21 III 22 III 23 III 24 III 25 III 26 III 27 III 28 III - 18 - 1 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN 3 4 SECTION 3 . Effective Date. This Resolution shall take 5 effect upon its adoption. 6 7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly 8 adopted by the Community Development Commission of the City of 9 San Bernardino at a Reqular 10 thereof, held on the 15th day of 11 1991, by the following vote, to wit: meeting Apri 1 12 commission Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN 13 ESTRADA REILLY 14 FLORES MAUDSLEY 15 MINOR POPE-LUDLAM 16 MILLER -X..- X X X X X X 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 secr~~~eth J. Henderson 15th The foregoing resolution is day of April , 1991. this Approved as to form and legal content: 25 By: ()L'dSJ~ 26 ./(9~~1 27 SBEOOOOl/DOC/448 28 - 19 - ,_,~~=.~,'=~=L",=J~'''''''~~''''''''''~b',,"",_'''_''_''~'~'~>''.''_'"'~_,"~o,",-"".~.~~,_~....c.._~~__."..<.__..L,'_",~~'+'~",,-.,~,,,,,,,,,,,,-_,= 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss 2 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) 3 I, Kenneth J. Henderson Secretary of the Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino, DO HEREBY 4 CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached copy of Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino Resolution 5 No. 5282 is a full, true and correct copy of that now on file in this office. 6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and 7 affixed the official seal of the Community Development Commission of the ci ty of San Bernardino this 15th day of 8 ' 1991. 2'.[''1''; 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~~~ Secret ry of he Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino 1 2 3 4 5 6 Item: 7 8 9 10 11 Action to 12 be Taken: 13 14 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA AGENDA April 15, 1991 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN Adopt Resolution. 15 certified copy of Resolution to be returned to Sabo & Green, a 16 Professional corporation. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SBBO/OOOl/DOC/448 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENT "A" Management Employees 5 Agency Administrator Executive Director 6 Deputy Director Administrative Services Division Manager 7 Housing Division Manager 8 9 10 Confidential Employees 11 Executive Secretary to Agency Administrator Staff Assistant 12 Administrative Secretary 13 14 15 16 17 18 SBEO\OOOl \DOC\448 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 22 -