Chapter 2.74
OFFICERS’ AND OFFICIALS’ FRINGE BENEFITS
Sections:
I. Appointive Officers
2.74.010 Workweek.
2.74.020 Insurance plan.
2.74.030 Holidays.
2.74.040 Vacation.
2.74.045 Sick leave incentive plan.
2.74.050 Leave of absence.
II. Classified Nonrepresented Employees
2.74.060 Work week.
2.74.070 Benefits.
III. City Council
2.74.080 Insurance plan.
IV. Mayor
2.74.090 Benefits.
I. Appointive Officers
2.74.010 Workweek.
The workweek for all appointive officers of the city shall be established by the mayor in accordance with what s/he deems necessary and appropriate for efficient functioning of the city government. Appointive officers who are FLSA exempt shall in no instance be accorded premium pay for the following: overtime, call back or, if necessary, for working on a holiday designated in this chapter. No appointive officer shall be accorded premium pay for longevity. (Ord. 1594-89 § 1(A), 1989)
2.74.020 Insurance plan.
The city shall provide an insurance plan for all appointive officers comprised of the following:
A. Basic and major medical coverage for the appointive officer and his/her eligible dependents;
B. A dental plan for the appointive officer and his/her continuous service eligible dependents;
C. The face amount of life insurance and the principal sum of accidental death and dismemberment insurance for an appointive officer shall be equal to two times the appointive officer’s basic annual earnings, rounded to the next higher multiple of one thousand dollars, if not already a multiple of one thousand dollars, plus two thousand dollars. The maximum face amount and maximum principal sum shall each be one hundred fifty thousand dollars;
D. Repealed by Ord. 2560-01;
E. Long term disability insurance shall be 66 2/3 percent of the first seven thousand five hundred dollars of the appointive officer’s pre-disability monthly earnings subject to policy conditions and limitations;
F. Optional dependent life insurance covered at the appointive officer’s expense;
G. Annual physical examinations for all department heads;
H. A vision care plan for the appointive officer and his/her eligible dependents;
I. A chiropractic care plan for the appointive officer and his/her eligible dependents. (Ord. 2560-01 §§ 1, 2, 2001; Ord. 1594-89 § 1(B), 1989)
2.74.030 Holidays.
The following days are hereby designated paid holidays for those appointive officers in pay status on the day before and the day after the holiday:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Two floating holidays.
(Ord. 2879-05 § 1, 2005: Ord. 1594-89 § 1(C), 1989)
2.74.040 Vacation.
A. Recognizing that an annual vacation is of benefit to both the appointive officers and the city, appointive officers shall accrue vacation credit for each month of continuous service as shown on the table below:
|
Continuous Service From Adjusted Employment Date |
Vacation Credit Accrued Per Month Per Year |
|
|
First year |
1-1/6 days |
14 |
|
Second year |
1-1/4 days |
15 |
|
Third and fourth years |
1-1/3 days |
16 |
|
Fifth year |
1-5/12 days |
17 |
|
Sixth and seventh years |
1-1/2 days |
18 |
|
Eighth and ninth years |
1-7/12 days |
19 |
|
10th through 14th years |
1-2/3 days |
20 |
|
15th through 19th years |
1-5/6 days |
22 |
|
20th through 24th years |
2 days |
24 |
|
25th year and beyond |
2 2/25 days |
25 |
B. Department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the rate of two days per month or twenty-four days per year up to twenty-four years of service. Upon the completion of the twenty-fourth year of service, department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the same rate as appointive officers.
C. No vacation credit accrual will be allowed in excess of two full years accrual.
Exception: Effective January 1, 1986, no employee shall have vacation credit accrual in excess of thirty days at the time of his/her retirement/separation. In the event that an employee elects to retire, all vacation accrual in excess of thirty days must be taken prior to the effective retirement/separation date or be lost to the employee.
D. No vacation shall be granted until the appointive officer has completed a minimum of six months of city service without prior permission of the mayor. (Ord. 2494-00 § 4, 2000: Ord. 1594-89 § 1(D), 1989)
2.74.045 Sick leave incentive plan.
Appointive officers who have successfully passed probation shall be allowed, upon voluntary separation, retirement or, in situations of reduction in force from city employment, to receive a payment equal to ten percent of the value of their then existing sick leave accrual balances. (Ord. 2879-05 § 2, 2005)
2.74.050 Leave of absence.
The city shall grant appointive officers leave of absence with pay for the following reasons:
A. Funeral Leave. When approved by the mayor, appointive officers shall be granted reasonably necessary time off with pay to assist with funeral arrangements and to attend funeral services.
B. Sick Leave. Upon employment with the city, appointive officers (with the exception of those individuals covered by LEOFF 1 retirement system who shall be noneligible) shall have available immediately ten days of sick leave with pay. All eligible appointive officers shall accrue sick leave at a rate of two days per month to a total maximum of one hundred twenty work days. While still actively employed with the city of Everett, should any monthly disability payment be made to the eligible appointive officer as a benefit resulting from any insurance coverage provided by the city, the city shall only pay the difference between the amount of the benefit and the appointive officer’s normal monthly salary. In no case, shall such sick leave payment exceed one hundred and twenty work days at eight hours per day. (Ord. 1594-89 § 1(E), 1989; Ord. 1696-90 § 1, 1990)
II. Classified Nonrepresented Employees
2.74.060 Work week.
The work week for all classified nonrepresented employees shall be established by the mayor in accordance with what s/he deems necessary and appropriate for efficient functioning of the city government. Classified nonrepresented employees who are FLSA exempt shall in no instance be accorded premium pay for the following: overtime, call back, or, if necessary, for working a holiday designated in this chapter. No classified nonrepresented employee shall be accorded premium pay for longevity. (Ord. 1594-89 § 2(A), 1989)
2.74.070 Benefits.
The city shall provide classified nonrepresented employees all items of nonsalary compensation granted to appointive officers as specified in Sections 2.74.010 through 2.74.050 of this chapter. (Ord. 1594-89 § 2(B), 1989)
III. City Council
2.74.080 Insurance plan.
Members of the city council of the city of Everett who request coverage under the city’s benefit insurance plans shall be granted such coverage to be comprised of the following:
A. Basic and major medical coverage for the councilmember and his/her eligible dependents;
B. A dental plan for the councilmembers and his/her eligible dependents;
C. A vision care plan for the councilmember and his/her eligible dependents;
D. The face amount of life insurance and the principal sum of accidental death and dismemberment insurance for a councilmember shall be equal to two times the councilmember’s basic annual earnings, rounded to the next higher multiple of one thousand dollars, if not already a multiple of one thousand dollars, plus two thousand dollars. The maximum face amount and maximum principal sum shall each be one hundred fifty thousand dollars;
E. Long term disability insurance shall be 66 2/3 percent of the first three thousand dollars of the councilmember’s pre-disability monthly earnings subject to policy conditions and limitations;
F. Repealed by Ord. 2560-01;
G. Optional dependent life insurance covered at the council member’s expense;
H. A chiropractic care plan for the councilmember and his/her eligible dependents. (Ord. 2560-01 §§ 3, 4, 2001; Ord. 1594-89 § 3, 1989)
IV. Mayor
2.74.090 Benefits.
The mayor of the city of Everett and the municipal court judges shall be granted all items of nonsalary compensation granted to department directors and program directors as specified in Sections 2.74.010 through 2.74.050 of this chapter. (Ord. 2671-02 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1594-89 § 4, 1989)