[R.O. 1994 § 120.010; Ord. No. 106 §§ A–E, 4-5-1978]
A. 
It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, to extend to all eligible employees and officials of said City who are not excluded by law or by this Section, and whether employed in connection with a governmental or proprietary function of said City, the benefits of the system of Federal Old-Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance as authorized by Sections 105.300 through 105.445, RSMo., 1969, as the same may be now and hereafter in effect.
B. 
The Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, are hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of this City to prepare, execute and submit to the Office of Administration, Division of Accounting, as State Agency of the State of Missouri, a plan and agreement for extending said benefits to said eligible employees and officials of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, in the form prepared by the State Agency and hereby approved and adopted by the Board of Aldermen of this City, which plan and agreement are to become effective upon approval thereof by the State Agency, and are further authorized and directed to execute agreements and modifications and amendments thereof with said State Agency providing for the extension of said benefits to said employees and officials as set forth in said plan and agreement, as provided for in Subsection (A) hereof, said plan and agreement to provide that said extension of benefits is to be effective on April 1, 1978.
C. 
Commencing on the first day of the month following the date of the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State Agency, there shall be deducted from the wages of all employees and officials of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, to whom the benefits of said system of Federal Old-Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance are extended, by virtue of the plan and agreement hereinbefore provided for, the amount of each of said employees' and officials' contributions, as determined by the applicable State and Federal laws and by said plan and agreement, the aggregate amount of said deductions to be paid into the OASDHI Trust Fund created pursuant to Section 105.390, RSMo., 1969; provided however, that from the first payment of wages made to each of said employees and officials after the benefits of said system have been extended to such employees and officials, there shall be deducted a sum equal to the amount which would have been due and payable from each said employee and official had said extension of benefits been provided and effective on April 1, 1978.
D. 
Commencing on the first day of the month following the date of the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State Agency, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the General Fund of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, and there is, and shall be, appropriated, the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the contributions of the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, which shall be due and payable by virtue of the extension of the benefits of the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance System to the eligible employees and officials of said City, said sum or sums of money to be paid into the OASDHI Trust Fund created pursuant to Section 105.390, RSMo., 1969; provided however, that in making the first payment to said OASDHI Trust Fund, after the benefits of said system have been extended to such employees and officials, said first payment shall include a sum equal to the amount which would have been due and payable had said extension of benefits been provided and effective on April 1, 1978. The fund from which said appropriation is made will, at all times, be sufficient to pay the contributions of the City by this Section directed to be paid to said OASDHI Trust Fund.
E. 
The City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, from and after the approval of the plan and agreement of this City by the State Agency, shall fully comply with, and shall keep such records, make such reports and provide such methods of administration of said plan and agreement as may be required by all applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations, now and hereafter in effect with respect to the extension of the benefits of the Federal Old-Age, Survivors Disability and Health Insurance System to the employees and officials of this City. For the purpose of administering said plan and agreement the City Clerk of this City shall be the official who shall make all required reports, keep all records, and be responsible for the administration of said plan and agreement on behalf of this City, and any and all notices and communications from the State Agency to this City with respect to said plan and agreement shall be addressed to: CITY CLERK, CITY OF LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI, 65049.
[R.O. 1994 § 120.030; Ord. No. 94-24 § 1, 11-22-1994; Ord. No. 97-15 § 1, 7-22-1997; Ord. No. 2009-02, 1-13-2009; Ord. No. 2009-03, 1-13-2009; Ord. No. 2009-14, 3-10-2009; Ord. No. 2009-16, 5-12-2009; Ord. No. 2010-52, 11-9-2010; Ord. No. 2014-29s, 8-26-2014; Ord. No. 2014-35, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 2014-48, 12-9-2014; Ord. No. 2015-27, 7-14-2015; Ord. No. 2015-33, 8-25-2015; Ord. No. 2015-40, 10-13-2015; Ord. No. 2016-07, 1-26-2016; Ord. No. 2016-10, 3-22-2016; Ord. No. 2017-34, 9-12-2017; Ord. No. 2018-25, 10-23-2018; Ord. No. 2018-26, 10-23-2018; Ord. No. 2019-03, 1-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-09, 3-26-2019; Ord. No. 2019-13, 6-11-2019; Ord. No. 2020-05, 1-14-2020; Ord. No. 2020-19, 6-9-2020; Ord. No. 2020-33, 10-27-2020; Ord. No. 2021-62, 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 2022-02, 1-11-2022; Ord. No. 2022-33, 9-13-2022; Ord. No. 2022-36, 10-25-2022; Ord. No. 2022-37, 10-25-2022; Ord. No. 2022-40, 11-8-2022; Ord. No. 2022-45, 1-10-2022; Ord. No. 2023-07, 2-28-2023; Ord. No. 2023-31, 8-8-2023; Ord. No. 2023-43, 10-24-2023; Ord. No. 2023-45, 10-24-2023; Ord. No. 2023-50, 11-28-2023; Ord. No. 2023-62, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 2023-63, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 2023-64, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 2024-07, 2-27-2024]
A. 
The City, by ordinance, shall adopt a Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual to establish the policies and procedures of the City to serve as a guide to administrative action concerning various personnel expectations, rights, activities and transactions. A copy of the Personnel Manual shall be provided to every employee of the City at the time they are hired and upon the adoption of any changes thereto. The latest version of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual shall be kept on file in the City offices. Nothing in the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual shall be deemed to establish an employment contract with any employee.
B. 
This manual is intended to provide information about employment policies for supervisors and department heads of the City of Lake Ozark. A summary will be provided to each employee. It is the responsibility of each employee to become familiar with the material contained in the manual. The manual will be updated on a regular basis and employees will have access to any updates as they are issued.
C. 
The purpose of this manual is to establish policies which will serve as a guide to administrative action concerning various personnel activities and transactions. They may be changed, modified, rescinded or suspended, from time to time, with or without notice, with the approval of the City Administrator and the majority of the City Board of Aldermen. These policies and procedures do not constitute a substantive modification or restriction on the City's right to terminate or discipline any employee for the good of the service. This manual supersedes all previous publications pertaining to the personnel policies.
D. 
These policies and guidelines apply to the classified service as defined herein, unless specifically provided otherwise.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2009-02, adopted January 13, 2009, repealed Section 120.040, "Alcohol And Controlled Substance Testing Policy," and incorporated the material in Section 120.030, "Personnel Policies And Procedures Manual," Former Section 120.040 derived from Ord. No. 96-1 § 1, 1-9-1996; Ord. No. 98-7 § 1, 3-10-1998. At the editor's discretion, this Section has been reserved for the City's future use.
[R.O. 1994 § 120.050; Ord. No. 2000-06 § 1, 3-14-2000]
A. 
All full-time employees shall be eligible for and receive retirement benefits from LAGERS.
B. 
The Board of Aldermen on behalf of the City of Lake Ozark, a "political subdivision" as defined in Sections 70.600 through 70.760, RSMo., as amended, hereby elects to have covered by the Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System all its eligible present and future general and Police employees and to cover such employees under Benefit Program L-1.
C. 
The City of Lake Ozark hereby elects that one hundred percent (100%) of prior employment be considered for prior service credit in computing benefits and contributions to the system and further elects that all employees with one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more hours of annual employment who are not excluded by State law to be considered eligible employees.
D. 
The City of Lake Ozark hereby elects to have the "final average salary" of its employee members determined over a sixty (60) consecutive month period.
E. 
The City of Lake Ozark hereby elects to require no contributions from covered employees.
F. 
The City of Lake Ozark hereby elects the regular retirement age for all eligible employees.
G. 
The City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to deduct from the wages and salaries of each employee member, the contributions, if any, required by Section 70.705, RSMo., and to remit promptly the deductions to the retirement system, together with the employer contributions required by Sections 70.705 and 70.730, RSMo., as amended. Contributions are to be effective January 1, 2000.