[Adopted 9-29-1995]
[Amended 1-20-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
All employees must punch in and out of the appropriate time
clock.
There shall be 12 1/2 paid holidays days per year, as follows:
A.
New Year's Day.
B.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
C.
Presidents' Day.
D.
Good Friday.
E.
Memorial Day.
F.
July 4th.
G.
Labor Day.
H.
Columbus Day.
I.
Veterans Day.
J.
Thanksgiving Day.
K.
Christmas Day.
L.
Floating holiday.
M.
Dutchess County Fair. One-half day shall be taken during Fair week;
date to be set by the Village Board.
Paid vacations are noncumulative and must be taken by June 1
of the fiscal year in which they are accrued, or forfeited (full-time
employees only: in the case of request for duplicate weeks, vacation
time will be granted on the basis of seniority). The Village Board
reserves the right to deny any request based on the business needs
of the Village.
A.
Highway, sanitation, water and clerical departments will be granted
vacation as follows:
(1)
Five days yearly after the first anniversary date. Vacation can be
taken as a unit or individual days.
(2)
Ten days per year after the second anniversary date. At least five
days must be taken as a unit.
(3)
Fifteen days per year after the fifth anniversary date. Ten days
must be taken in five-day blocks; the balance may be taken in individual
days.
(4)
An additional day of vacation after the five-year anniversary and
an additional day per year up to the ten-year anniversary, for a total
of four weeks vacation at the ten-year anniversary. Vacation time
will not be cumulative. This subsection is only retroactive to the
current fiscal year June 1, 2011.
[Added 11-7-2011 by Res. No. 9-2011]
B.
Notice must be given 48 hours in advance when planning to use an
individual vacation day so work schedules can be planned accordingly.
Health insurance for all full-time Village employees and their
dependents is paid in full by the Village of Red Hook. Regular civil
service employees with a minimum of 20 years of service will receive
continued health insurance coverage for himself/herself only, upon
retirement. This will be paid in full by the Village of Red Hook.
In event of death in the immediate family, members may request
bereavement leave. "Immediate family" is defined as husband, wife,
children, and/or any other member of the employee's household, including
father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, sister-in-law or brother-in-law. Such leave shall be
granted up to a maximum of four days. The employee shall be paid his/her
normal day's salary for each day of absence. For aunts and uncles,
employees shall be allowed one day of time off, if requested.
Full-time employees of the Village of Red Hook are provided
with 10 sick days per year (based on hiring date of employment) which
are cumulative up to 30 days. The Village Board reserves the right
to require a doctor's note for any illness and further reserves the
right to discipline any employee abusing this benefit.
Requests for personal time off will be considered on an individual
basis, when submitted to the Board, in writing, on the proper form.
Department Chairpersons retain the authority to authorize personal
time as needed when the request is for less than a full day.
Overtime pay will be provided at the rate of 1 1/2 times
the employee's hourly rate for all time over 40 hours.
All employees, whether full- or part-time, hired prior to January
1, 1976, will be provided with a retirement plan which is noncontributory.
Those employees hired after January 1, 1976, will be required to contribute
3% towards their retirement.
In the event that an employee must use his/her personal vehicle
for official Village business, reimbursement will be paid at a rate
of $0.26 per mile.
In the event that an employee must eat lunch while out of the
Village on official business, reimbursement shall be provided by the
Village (see Village Law § 5-524, Subdivision 7).
All employees must abide by the dress code at all times, which
includes all safety gear provided.
