[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Islip 1-6-87 as Local Law No. 1, 1987. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Islip presently
extends to its nonunion, full-time employees certain contractual benefits
afforded to its union employees under a collective bargaining agreement.
These benefits have been authorized by Town Board resolution. Pursuant
to a recent opinion of the New York State Comptroller, such contractual
benefits, if not specifically authorized by statute, should not continue
to be conferred by resolution but should rather be authorized by a
local law. The purpose of this local law is to ratify the prior extension
of certain fringe benefits to nonunion, full-time employees and to
authorize the continued extension of such benefits.
The following benefits are hereby conferred
upon all nonunion, full-time employees, including elected and appointed
officials (hereinafter referred to as "management"), in the following
manner:
A.
Holidays, personal and funeral days. All holidays,
personal and funeral days guaranteed to white collar employees under
the collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Islip and
Local No. 237, I.B.T., effective January 1, 1986, to December 31,
1988 (hereinafter referred to as the "Collective Bargaining Agreement"),
shall be extended to management.
B.
Accumulated sick time. Upon termination of employment,
management shall be entitled to payment in cash for the same number
of accumulated sick days as are entitled to white collar employees
pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement.
C.
Maternity leave. Management shall be entitled to the
same maternity leave available to white collar employees pursuant
to the collective bargaining agreement.
D.
Dental and optical plan. Management shall be entitled
to coverage by the same dental and optical insurance plans available
to white collar employees pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement.
E.
Withdrawal from Town health insurance. Management,
if covered by health insurance from other policies, may elect to withdraw
from Town medical coverage. One (1) calendar year after such withdrawal,
management shall be entitled to the same bonus for withdrawal as provided
to white collar employees pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement.
F.
Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment
insurance and disability insurance. In a manner to be determined in
the discretion of the Town Board, management shall be entitled to
life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and disability
insurance.
G.
Deferred compensation. Management shall be entitled
to participate in the deferred compensation plan in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Town plan.
H.
Education. Management shall be entitled to reimbursement
for tuition for job-related courses, seminars and workshops, as approved
by the Supervisor or his nominee, provided that the cost does not
exceed budgetary limitations. Management shall also be entitled to
reimbursement for travel to and from approved educational functions
and meetings subject to the same budgetary limitations.
I.
Town vehicles and mileage reimbursement. Certain management
employees, in the discretion of the Town Board, may be provided with
a Town vehicle. All management shall be entitled to mileage reimbursement
for travel in personal cars in the course of their employment in the
amount provided to white collar employees pursuant to the collective
bargaining agreement.
All benefits conferred by this local law that
have been previously conferred on management by a Town Board resolution
are ratified by this local law.
This local law shall take effect upon its adoption
and upon the requisite filing in the office of the Secretary of State.
