[Amended 12-15-2014 by L.L. No. 7-2014]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Those working a minimum of 40 hours each week.
Those working less than 40 hours each week.
[Adopted 5-21-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. I, Highway Department Employee Policies, adopted 12-13-1982, as amended.
[Amended 7-21-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
Every full-time employee shall be entitled to up to 10 days of pay each calendar year for actual sickness or injury, cumulative to 60 days or 12 weeks. The Superintendent of Highways or the Town Supervisor may require acceptable medical proof of illness or injury and may direct any full-time hourly employee to have a physical or diagnostic examination by a physician designated for that purpose. Such examination shall be paid for by the Town. Failure to comply may result in dismissal.
A.
A full-time employee shall be entitled to two personal days a year. Upon the completion of three consecutive years of employment a full-time employee shall be entitled to three personal days a year. Upon the completion of five consecutive years of employment a full-time employee shall be entitled to four personal days a year. Personal days may not be accumulated and shall not be used on a day immediately preceding or immediately following a vacation day or paid holiday. Application for a personal day or part thereof shall be made to the employee’s immediate supervisor, who shall grant or deny, depending on the needs of the employee’s department.
[Amended 7-21-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
B.
Bereavement leave policy.
[Amended 7-15-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019]
(1)
In the case of a death in the immediate family, full-time and part-time employees are granted three paid bereavement days which shall not be subtracted from any of the employee's leave balance. This benefit does not include temporary and seasonal employees. For the purposes of this policy, "immediate family" of the employee shall mean any of the following:
(2)
Bereavement leave shall be available from the date of the death of the immediate family member and need not be taken on consecutive work days. In the event of the death of a close relative, defined as brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, step-relative, up to one day of paid leave shall be provided to full-time and part-time employees. Bereavement pay shall be calculated based on the employee's base rate at the time of the leave and shall apply only for scheduled workdays. Any employee may, with the approval of his/her immediate supervisor, take additional time off without pay as necessary. These benefits shall terminate 14 days after the deceased's date of death.
The Town Board hereby establishes an eight-hour standard workday for full-time employees.
A.
One week of vacation with pay after first year of service.
B.
Two weeks of vacation with pay after second year of service.
C.
Three weeks of vacation with pay after fifth year of service.
D.
After 15 years of service, one extra day of vacation per year until they have earned a total of four weeks of vacation, which will be 20 years of service.
E.
The maximum payment of vacation time upon retirement shall be limited to four weeks.
F.
Full-time employees may, with the permission of their department head or supervisor, move forward one week of vacation time to the subsequent year.
G.
Full-time highway employees must coordinate their vacation time with and gain the approval of the Highway Superintendent.
The Town Board hereby establishes that full-time highway employees will be paid double time for working on legal holidays.
The Town Board shall annually set the hourly pay for each employee position.
Effective January 1, 2013, all non-highway full-time employees of the Town of Milan shall record their start time and end time of each work period using a Town-appropriated time device. All full-time employees leaving a defined work area on non-Town business are required to record their departure time and their return time on the time device. Entering another employee's start time or end time into the time device is strictly prohibited and shall be grounds for immediate dismissal. Highway employees shall continue to record their start time and end time of each work period using a Town-provided time device as directed by the Highway Superintendent.