This article governs the compensation and leave
of employees of the City of New Rochelle who are not represented by
a union. Appendix A of this article lists the titles of nonrepresented
employees.
The official City working hours for full-time
nonrepresented employees are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. One hour is allowed to each employee in each working day for
a lunch period to be taken in accordance with the regulations of the
department in which such employee is employed. Lunch periods shall
be established in all departments so that City offices are open to
the public at all times during the official City working hours. Normal
work hours for December 24 and December 31 shall be 8:30 a.m. through
11:30 a.m. and on Good Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
[Amended 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 64-1990; 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 284-1997; 7-21-2009 by Ord. No.
137-2009; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 151-2010; 10-16-2012 by Ord. No.
160-2012; 11-9-2016 by Ord. No. 225-2016; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 186-2017; 11-20-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-228]
A. Health insurance
plans. The health insurance plans currently sponsored by the City
are as follows:
(1) State
Empire Plan (NYSHIP).
(4) Aetna
(Health Savings Plans).
B. The City
has the right to switch from the State Empire Plan to another plan
which provides comparable coverage.
C. The City's
contribution toward health insurance for nonrepresented employees
shall be determined by the City Manager pursuant to an administrative
regulation, which shall be consistent with negotiated benefits provided
to represented employees.
D. In no event
will the City pay a sum in excess of the health insurance plan premium.
[Added 11-20-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-228]
The dental allowance per nonrepresented employee shall be determined
by the City Manager pursuant to an administrative regulation, which
shall be consistent with negotiated benefits provided to represented
employees.
Nonrepresented employees who are required to
use their personal automobile for City business will be reimbursed
at the rate of $0.25 per mile.
Upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department
head or, in the case of a department head, to the City Manager of
the necessity for jury duty or court attendance for other than personal
matters, a leave of absence with pay shall be granted to any regular
full-time or part-time employee so affected. Employees granted jury
leave shall pay the City all earnings received for jury duty.
Any employee who desires or is required to observe a religious holy day, which is not a holiday specified in §
52-22, by absenting himself from work, shall be entitled to such absence. Such absence with pay shall be charged to vacation or personal leave.
Full-time nonrepresented employees are entitled
to three personal leave days with pay in any one calendar year. Personal
leave days must be scheduled in advance and be approved by the department
head or, in the case of a department head, by the City Manager. The
department head or the City Manager shall have the right, in his sole
discretion, to reschedule personal leave days. Personal leave days
may be scheduled in half-day increments.
[Added 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 170-1990; amended 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-112]
Effective January 1, 1990, the Commissioner
of Human Resources may approve reimbursement by the employer of tuition
up to 50% for courses taken by nonrepresented employees under the
following circumstances:
A. Courses for which tuition reimbursement is sought
must be approved in advance by the Commissioner of Human Resources
as being job-related to the position held by the nonrepresented employee
applying for such reimbursement.
B. The Commissioner of Human Resources may set standards
and limits for minimum grades that must be achieved and maximum course
costs for reimbursement.
C. The nonrepresented employee must successfully complete
a course prior to filing for actual reimbursement.
D. When filing for reimbursement, the nonrepresented
employee shall submit such proofs of course cost, content and grade
received as required by the Commissioner of Human Resources.
E. A nonrepresented employee who resigns, retires or
otherwise terminates employment with the City of New Rochelle shall
reimburse the City for tuition payment made to him/her for courses
completed within one year prior to such resignation, retirement or
other termination of employment. The City reserves the right to withhold
such tuition reimbursement from any payments which are due the nonrepresented
employee upon a separation from the employ of the City.
F. The total amount of City tuition reimbursement that
may be approved for nonrepresented employees as a whole shall not
exceed $3,000 per year.