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City of East Wenatchee, Washington
Resolution No. 2018-16
A Resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington amending.
Manual of Personnel Policies and Procedures by amending
Resolution 2017-08.
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2. Authority.
2.1. RCW 35A.11.020 and RCW 35A.12.190 authorize the City
Council to organize and regulate its internal affairs and to define
the powers, functions and duties of its officers and employees.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
3. Amendment. The City Council amends Resolution 2017-08 as
follow:
Manual/Handbook Purpose
The purpose of workplace rules and regulations facilitates efficient
service to the public and to develop a uniform system that equitably
deals with all employees of the departments.
These policies are adopted by Resolution No. 2017-08 and amended
by Resolution 2018-16.
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Section 2.3(b)
An employee may accrue up to 120 hours of compensatory time. The
City will pay out any unused compensatory time based upon the
balance at the end of November. The employee will receive this
compensatory pay by December 5.
(c) An employee must use sick leave in 15-30 minute increments.
(d) An employee is authorized to use paid sick leave for the following
reasons:
(1) An absence resulting from an employee's mental or physical
illness, injury, or health condition; to accommodate the
employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of
a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an
employee's need for preventive medical care;
(2) To allow the employee to provide care for a family member
with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition;
care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care,
or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health
condition; or care for a family member who needs preventive
medical care; and
(3) When the employee's place of business has been closed by
order of a public official for any health-related reason, or
when an employee's child's school or place of care has been
closed for such a reason.
(e) The City may shall require a doctor’s certificate when an employee
is absent for a period over three days. The City may also request the
opinion of a second doctor, at the City’s expense, to determine
whether the employee suffers from a chronic physical or mental
condition which impairs his/her ability to perform the essential
functions of the job. The City may terminate employees habitually
absent due to illness if the City cannot reasonably accommodate
their disability and/or when the employee’s absenteeism prevents the
orderly and efficient provisions of service to the citizens of the City.
(f) Employees who use all their accumulated sick leave and require
more time off work due to illness or injury may, with the Mayor’s
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prior approval, take leave without pay. The City also has a Shared
Sick Leave Policy, reference EWMC 2.36.090.
(g) 960 hours is the maximum number of sick leave hours an
employee may carry over from December 31 of one year to January of
the next year. Hours not used or not carried over shall be lost.
(h) If an employee is discharged the employee shall lose, with no
benefit being paid, all accumulated sick leave. Such sick leave will be
reinstated if the employee is rehired by the City within 12 months 90
days of being terminated.
7.9 Holidays.
(a) The City recognizes the following holidays:
New Year’s Day (January 1)
Martin Luther King’ Birthday (3rd Monday in January)
President’s Day (3rd Monday in February)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
Veteran’s Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
Day after Thanksgiving (Day after Thanksgiving)
Christmas Day (December 25)
41 Floating Holidaysay
A new employee is not eligible for floating holidays until the
successful completion of one year of continuous service.
Section 7.11(b)
An employee’s 12-month FMLA period will be the date the
employee’s first FMLA leave absence began in each 12-month period.
If this is the first FMLA leave request, the 12-month period will
begin on the first date of this FMLA leave. If an employee’s request
for leave is more than 12 months after a previous FMLA leave, the