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ORDINANCE NO. 96- 2146
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 6, SECTION 7, "SICK
LEAVE" , OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE PERSONNEL POLICY HANUAL DATED
JANUARY 1, 1992; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CI~USE; FINDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
section 1.
Chapter 6, section 7, Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3,
"sick Leave", of the City of La Porte Personnel Policy Manual dated
January 1, 1992, is hereby amended, and shall hereafter read as
follows, to-wit:
"SECTION 7 - SICK LEAVE
1. Regular full time employees shall accrue sick leave at
the rate of 4.62 hours per pay period. Twenty four hour
shift personnel shall accrue sick leave at the rate of
7.39 hours per pay period. Accrual of sick leave shall
be unlimited.
2. sick leave may be taken due to the emplc)yee' s personal
illness, non work related injuries, or routine health
care appointments which cannot be reasonably scheduled
outside of working hours. Department Directors have the
discretion to allow a regular employee up to twenty-four
(24) hours of sick leave per calendar year in the event
of an illness within the employee's immediate family or
household, or for routine health care appointments for
the employee's immediate family or household which cannot
be reasonably scheduled outside of working hours. sick
leave shall not be used for unexcused absences.
3. sick leave exceeding five (5) work days in any six month
period may cause an employee to be placed on physical
report status. Employees under this status shall be
required to submit to their supervisor a medical doctor's
statement of fitness for duty upon returning to work from
an illness. Failure to submit such medical statement may
result in disciplinary action. Physical report status
shall remain in effect for six (6) months from the date
of the action. Any leave charged to employees' sick
leave balance shall be subject to this provision, with
the exception of sick leave used in cClnjunction with
Family Medical Leave."
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section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any
part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this ordinance
or amendment of the City of La Porte Personnel Policy Manual hereby
adopted, shall for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, or said
Personnel Policy Manual, and it is hereby declared to be the
intention of this City Council to have passed each section,
sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any other section, sentence, phrase or clause, or part
thereof, may be declared invalid.
section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the
City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required
by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject
matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted
upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms
such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval, and it is so ordered.
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this 16th day of December, 1996.
OF LA
By:
Mayor
Sue Lenes,
city Secretary
Knox
City
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