[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mount Union as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Social security — See Ch.
74.
[Adopted 1-6-1959 by Ord. No. 422 (Ch. I, Part 8B, of the
1980 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 7-18-1979 by Ord. No. 871; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEE
Includes all employees of the Borough of Mount Union working
in excess of 32 hours per week.
[Amended 7-18-1979 by Ord. No. 871; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
Authority is hereby given to the Borough Manager to negotiate
and purchase a group life insurance policy or policies on the lives
of all Borough employees who now or hereafter meet the conditions
of employment and service above set forth. Such policy or policies
of insurance shall inure to the life of each eligible employee in
an amount as determined by the Borough Council from time to time and
in accordance with the policies and regulations of the group insurance
carrier contracted with the Borough. Each eligible employee shall
select his own beneficiary to whom the proceeds shall be payable.
A. Duly elected or appointed Councilpersons of the Borough of Mount
Union shall be entitled to be insured under the group policy of life
insurance in an amount as from time to time determined by Borough
Council of the Borough of Mount Union and in accordance with the rules
and regulations of the group insurance carrier contracted with by
the Borough.
B. Salary for Borough Councilpersons of the Borough of Mount Union is
hereby established at $75 per month. Councilpersons of the Borough
of Mount Union shall be entitled to miss two regular meetings of the
Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Union and will be compensated
at the rate of $75 per month. Any Councilperson missing more than
two regularly scheduled meetings shall not be compensated for the
month in which a meeting was missed in excess of the second missed
meeting.
All payments for the insurance under this article shall be paid
for out of Borough funds so long as the employee or employees covered
thereby are employed by the Borough within the meaning of this article,
without any deduction therefor from the salaries or wages of such
employees. When any employee covered by such insurance policy leaves
the service of the Borough or is discharged or retired from his employment,
the payment of the premiums out of Borough funds on behalf of such
employee shall cease, and all liability for payment thereof by the
Borough on behalf of such employee shall cease. In the event that
the policy so provides, the employee leaving the employ of the Borough,
as aforesaid, may convert such policy for his own benefit and thereafter
pay the premiums on his own behalf.
It is hereby declared as a policy of the Council that no employee
who now or hereafter may benefit from the benefits of this article
shall have a vested right to the benefits conferred hereby, and that
the Borough may at any time hereafter repeal, annul, abrogate or change
any or all of the provisions of this article or the benefits conferred
thereby, without any liability on the part of the Borough to continue
thereafter the payment of the premiums for any of the insurance mentioned
herein, if such further action of the Borough Council so provides.
[Added 2-4-2008 by Ord. No. 1086]
The Borough life insurance which covers all employees at a cost
to the Borough and for all Council members at a cost incurred by those
interested in carrying the coverage shall be offered to the Mount
Union Municipal Authority members under the same conditions of payment
as Council members.
[Adopted 5-6-1974 by Ord. No. 677 (Ch. I, Part 8A, of the
1980 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-14-1981 by Ord. No. 961; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
Annual leave with full pay for one week shall be granted to
all employees after one full year's service as an employee of
the Borough; annual leave with full pay for two weeks shall be granted
to all employees after two full years' service as an employee
of the Borough; annual leave with full pay for three weeks shall be
granted to all employees after 10 full years of service as an employee
of the Borough; annual leave with full pay for four weeks shall be
granted to all employees after 20 full years of service as an employee
of the Borough; and annual leave with full pay for five weeks shall
be granted to all employees after 30 full years of service as an employee
of the Borough. An increase in annual leave shall occur in the calendar
year in which the appropriate anniversary date of an employee's
service with the Borough shall occur. The Borough Manager or other
executive officer in charge of the personnel involved shall finally
determine the time of the year at which such annual leave shall be
taken. Annual leave may not be accumulated.
[Amended 5-9-1975 by Ord. No. 706; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
A. Sick leave with full pay shall be granted at the rate of 15 working
days annually after one full year's service as an employee of
the Borough. Employees with less than one full year's service
shall begin to accrue sick leave at the rate of 1 1/4 days per
month, commencing with their original date of hire. Sick leave may
be granted only for personal illness or legal quarantine. Such sick
leave shall be accumulated to a total of 100 days maximum. An employee
who retires after at least 15 years' service with the Borough
who, at that time, has accumulated sick leave up to the maximum of
100 days shall be reimbursed for such sick leave at the rate of $20
per day, up to the maximum of 100 days.
B. In the event an employee's absence from his or her employment
is the result of an injury in the performance of his or her duties
as such employee, and such injury or illness is deemed compensable
under the workmen's compensation laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, such employee shall be entitled to receive, in addition
to such workmen's compensation benefits, the difference between
said benefits and the employee's net pay at the time of such
accident or illness.
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
A. Part-time employees shall be entitled to annual leave equal to the
average number of days worked by said employee, per week, for the
most recent calendar-year period. That is to say that if the employee
works on an average of two days a week, said employee shall be entitled
to annual leave of two days.
B. With the exception of the provisions herein contained for annual
leave and except as modified by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
no other benefit shall be afforded to part-time employees.
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
The Borough Manager or other executive officer in charge of
the personnel involved shall require an employee to file competent
written evidence that his absence for sick leave was for an authorized
reason, and no sick leave in excess of two consecutive days may be
granted without a certificate from the employee's attending physician.
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
A. All absences to be charged against sick leave or annual leave must
be reported to the Borough Manager or to such other executive officer
as is in charge of the personnel involved, and such officer shall
keep accurate record of the sick leave or annual leave actually taken
by such employee under his jurisdiction.
B. The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and
regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this article.
[Amended 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
Group life insurance providing death benefits of the type in
effect at the time of the enactment of this article shall be provided
for all full-time employees, such policies to be terminated in the
event of the termination of the service of the employee with the Borough.
Such life insurance shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the group insurer of the employees of the Borough of Mount Union.
The Borough shall participate in the social security system,
and the benefit of old-age and survivors insurance shall be extended
to its employees, excepting members of the Police Department.
To supplement the benefits payable under the social security system, all full-time personnel shall participate in the Municipal Employees Retirement System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and be subject to its provisions and be entitled to all the benefits therein. (See Chapter
65, Article
III.)
The Borough Manager shall have the power to negotiate any or
all contracts for insurance and to prescribe, amend and enforce rules
and regulations for carrying into effect provisions of this article
and shall be governed thereby. Before any such rules and regulations
are enforced, or before any contracts for insurance are made final,
they shall first be approved by Borough Council; when such rules and
regulations have been so approved, they shall not be annulled, amended
or added to without the approval of Borough Council.
[Added 2-3-1975 by Ord. No. 701; amended 8-13-1979 by Ord. No.
894; 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 976]
A. All full-time employees of the Borough of Mount Union shall each
year not work the following holidays but shall receive full regular
pay for such days:
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New Year's Day
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Washington's Birthday
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Good Friday (12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m.)
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Primary Election Day
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Memorial Day
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July 4th
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Labor Day
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General Election Day
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Veterans Day
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First day of antlered deer season
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Thanksgiving
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Christmas Eve Day
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Christmas
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Employee's birthday/personal day
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B. Should, because of an emergency, any employee be required to work
any such holiday, he or she shall receive time-and-one-half compensation
for working said holiday or, upon the mutual agreement of the Borough
Manager and employee, shall have like time off work with full regular
pay. Should any such holiday occur on a day when Borough employees
would not ordinarily work, such employees shall likewise receive like
time off, with full regular pay, as soon as possible. Any employee
required to work on such holiday shall be entitled to a minimum call-out
time of two hours. Said employee shall be called out only by the Department
head or Borough Manager.