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Page 1 of 10 Subject: GENERAL RULES 1. All new employees shall be citizens of the United States, furnish proof of date and place of birth, and are required to have a physical examination before beginning work. 2. All employees of the City of La Porte are expected to pay their debts. Should any employee fail to do so, they will be given one chance to make arrangements to start paying or face dismissal. 3. Any employee who is terminated for dereliction of duty, misappropriation of funds, stealing, falsification of records or for any other justifiable reason shall forfeit all rights to any unused vacation or other benefits generally received from the city. 4. The city has adopted a retirement program, however, there is a ninety (90) day period before it is effective for all new employees. With the exception of a few employees who were over age when the retirement program was adopted, the program applies only to those new employees less than fifty (50) years of age. All employees on retirement (above few excepted) shall retire upon reaching the age of sixty five (65). All employees not on retirement shall retire upon reaching the age of seventy (70). . 5. The city subscribes to a Uniform Service for all of the out- side employees. The cost is divided with the city paying one-half (Z) and the employee paying the other one-half (z) . 6. City vehicles may be carried home at night only by those employees who are on call. 7. No gasoline or oil shall ever be put in a personal car or truck even for reimbursement for a trip made for the city. When a city vehicle is not available and a personal car is used for city business, approval has to be granted by the City Administrator in advance. If approval is given, employee will present a bill to the city for payment through regular channels. 8. All supervisory, fire, police, and previously advised employees are required to work the number of hours necessary to satisfactorily care for their job. 9. All Utility maintenance crews work forty (40) hours per week. Scheduled overtime is paid at regular rates. Non scheduled overtime is paid at time anti one-half (1 2) . 10. Garbage is to be picked up every holiday except Christmas day. When garbage crew works on a holiday they are given an extra day's pay. i 11. Off duty ambulance drivers ($10.00); off duty warrant servers ($7.50); off duty officers paid for court appearances; and water department employees paid for turning on water after regular working hours ($2.00); all of the above will be paid for performing these services once each month at the time of the second half pay check.