[Added 12-12-2023 by Ord. No. 8-2023]
The foregoing recitals shall be and are hereby incorporated
as findings of fact as if said recitals were fully set forth herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said recitals can be found in Ord. No.
8-2023, which is on file in the City offices.
Pursuant to the City's home rule authority, the City hereby
declares that the City, as an employer, is exempt from the requirements
of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (820 ILCS 192/1 et seq). The
City, as an employer, shall have no additional obligations with regard
to mandatory paid leave, including, without limitation, any obligations
provided under the Act, except those obligations required by federal
and state law which validly preempt the City's home rule authority.
The City hereby adopts its current paid leave policies for City
employees as set forth in the City's employee handbooks and manuals,
annual salary ordinances, and any collective bargaining agreements
to which the City is a party and all other binding legislative actions
governing paid leave adopted by the City Council, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
