[Added 4-4-1983; amended 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 11-04]
A. The Mayor's Administrative Assistant and each applicant
for permanent full-time or permanent part-time employment with the
City, with the exception of personnel employed by the Board of Education
requiring certification by the State Board of Education, before hiring
or appointment, shall undergo a health evaluation, which may include
examination and laboratory procedures.
B. The physical and mental abilities required to perform
the essential job functions of the positions of the Mayor’s
Administrative Assistant, and each permanent full-time and each permanent
part-time position shall be established by job description.
C. Fees for examinations and laboratory procedures for
the pre-employment health evaluation shall be paid for by the City
for the Mayor's Administrative Assistant and for all applicants for
permanent full-time or permanent part-time positions.
D. The City shall hire an outside medical corporation
who shall conduct pre-employment health evaluations. The Director
of Human Resources shall provide to each examining physician a copy
of the job description, which shall set forth the specific physical
and mental abilities that the applicant must meet to perform the essential
job functions in order to qualify for the position. The examining
physician shall report the results of the examination to the Director
of Human Resources, indicating whether the applicant has met the physical
and mental abilities required of the position for which he or she
has applied. No person shall be appointed to any such position or
begin work until he or she has successfully completed the health evaluation
required for the position.
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 11-13]
Each applicant for permanent full-time or permanent
part-time employment with the City and each applicant for appointment
as a volunteer in the Middletown Fire Department, with the exception
of personnel employed by the Board of Education requiring certification
by the State Board of Education, shall sign a statement, which statement
may be part of the application and all information submitted in support
of it, that all information provided by him or on his behalf or in
support of the application is true, correct, complete and not misleading
to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, and that he
understands that:
A. Such information will be relied upon by the City in
considering his application for employment or appointment;
B. If any of such information is not true or correct
or complete or is misleading, it may subject him to dismissal from
employment or office of the City or other disciplinary action;
C. Neither the City nor any insurance company or other
party by or on behalf of the City will be responsible for any loss,
liability, claim, injury, cost, expense or damage incurred as a result
of or on account of any matter or condition about which the information
in the application or supporting material is not true or correct or
complete or is misleading;
D. If any false information is included on the application
or submitted in support of the application which is prepared by the
applicant, such a false statement may subject the applicant to prosecution
for false statement under the Connecticut General Statutes; and
E. In signing this statement, the applicant authorizes
all persons and companies cited on the employment application, excepting
the present employer, if so noted, to furnish any information regarding
the applicant, whether or not it is on the record, and the applicant
releases them from all liability for damage for providing the information.
Each department head shall keep detailed sick
leave records of all employees in his department.
No officer or employee of the City shall accept
any employment or remuneration therefor outside of his regular duties
during the business hours as designated for his office by the Common
Council, except when subpoenaed in accordance with law, or except
under direction of the Mayor and Common Council.
[Amended 3-6-2000; 6-7-2010 by Ord. No. 58-10]
A. All employees of the City of Middletown shall, when
injured or disabled while in the course of and by reason of their
employment with the City, and upon certification by the department
head concerned, receive full weekly compensation during the period
of their injury or disability not to exceed a period of nine weeks,
which compensation shall include such compensation as provided for
under the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Connecticut.
B. In the case of a recurrent repetitive trauma injury
for which injury the employee has already received nine weeks of full
weekly compensation, the employee shall only receive those benefits
for that injury as are provided for under the Workers' Compensation
Act.
C. Based upon
medical and/or other extenuating circumstances, the Common Council
may increase the amount of nine weeks' full weekly compensation to
an additional amount not to exceed 18 weeks' full compensation. Such
action would be based upon the recommendation of the Risk Manager
and the Director of Human Resources.
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 11-13]
[Added 11-5-2012 by Ord.
No. 25-12; amended 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 02-17]
A. The Registrars
and Assistant Registrars of Voters shall receive the same health insurance
benefits that are afforded to the members of AFSCME Local 466.
B. The benefits
for the Registrars of Voters will expire for new Registrars of Voters
on the date when they are sworn in.
[Added 4-14-1983; amended 5-7-2012 by Ord. No.
08-12]
A. No filling
of positions shall be initiated without proper funding in the budget
for the specific position that is vacant. The department Director
will confirm with the Finance Department and will review the budget
and certify in writing that funding is available in the budget for
the specific position, utilizing a personnel requisition form. Whenever
any position for which funding has been certified by the department
Director, working with the Finance Department, and for which the Mayor
is the appointing authority, has become vacant for any reason, the
Mayor or his/her designee shall take all necessary and appropriate
action to begin the process for permanently filling the position within
10 days of the date the position becomes vacant and thereafter shall
continue to take all action necessary and appropriate for the position
to be filled without delay. The Common Council may authorize an exception
to these requirements.
[Amended 2-3-2015 by Ord.
No. 07-15]
B. From time
to time there may be positions that are vacant and are necessary for
the conduct of City business. In such situations, an employee may
fill a position on an acting basis. When this occurs, the Finance
and Government Operations Committee shall conduct a study to determine
the value of the position in City government; however, in no case
shall such acting position continue beyond six months. Upon recommendation
by the Finance and Government Operations Committee, in cases where
a search for a candidate to fill the vacancy occurs and goes beyond
the six months, the Council may waive this requirement as deemed appropriate
by a super majority vote of the Common Council.
[Added 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 08-09]
A. The provisions of this section shall apply to all City departments,
including the Board of Education, the Water and Sewer Department and
the Middletown Fire Department.
B. The term "motor vehicle" is defined for purposes of this section as defined by §
14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
C. City-owned motor vehicles assigned to specific employees may be taken
home at night or on weekends by said employees only if the employee
resides within the City of Middletown. Police and Fire Department
primary responders are exempt from the residency restriction and may
take the vehicle home regardless of town of residency. Such motor
vehicles may only be used in the employees' off-hours for emergency
response purposes. Personal use of the motor vehicles is not authorized,
and members of the employee's family are not authorized to ride in
the vehicles, unless otherwise granted as a condition of employment,
or as detailed in this section.
[Amended 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09]
D. All City employees who are deemed as first responders, with the exception
of Police and Fire Department personnel, must certify that they can
respond to emergencies or situations within the City of Middletown
in a response time of no more than 20 minutes. Should any first responder
not be able to certify that he or she can respond from his or her
residence to the City of Middletown within 20 minutes, he or she must
be removed from the on-call/subject-to-call list. Such employee shall
also forfeit a City-owned motor vehicle for take-home use. Department
directors shall review the list of on-call personnel to assure that
such personnel can comply with the twenty-minute response requirement.
If at any time a first responder is unavailable due to illness or
vacation, notice shall be given by the department director to the
Mayor's office and a temporary assignment of a vehicle for take-home
use shall be made to the next appropriate employee within the department
or division by the Mayor's office. Department directors who do not
reside within the City of Middletown shall notify the Mayor's office
in writing whether or not they can comply with the twenty-minute response
requirement.
E. City-owned motor vehicles are to be used only for appropriate work-related
activities. Such use includes attendance at conferences, seminars
and classes, provided that said activities are directly related to
the employee's job performance. City-owned vehicles are to be operated
only by the City employee.
F. Employees shall comply with all relevant federal, state and local
laws in the operation of City-owned motor vehicles.
G. Employees using their own motor vehicle for job-related activities
will be reimbursed at the IRS rate per mile. The Director of Finance
will establish a procedure for processing such reimbursement requests.
H. City-owned motor vehicles that are not assigned to specific employees
shall be assigned to the City motor pool and shall be available for
use during work hours by other City employees. Authority for assigning
a motor vehicle from the City motor pool shall rest with the Mayor
or his designee.
I. City employees may use City-owned motor vehicles for work-related
travel during the day or evening. Employees should reserve a pool
vehicle as soon as possible for future work-related activities.
J. There shall be no smoking in City-owned motor vehicles.
K. Incidental personal use of City vehicles by employees is allowed
during the work week. "Incidental personal use" is defined as routine
personal events, such as a local quick stop shopping, medical or dental
appointments, and school or religious activities. Incidental personal
use of the vehicle shall also be allowed for personal medical needs
of the employee, the employee's spouse, dependent children or other
qualified family members, if occurring during the workweek. In such
cases, the members of the employees' family shall be permitted to
ride in the City vehicle as passengers.
[Added 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09]
L. The City reserves the right to remove the use of the City motor vehicle
as deemed appropriate, for reasons including, but not limited to at
fault accidents and unfavorable motor vehicle convictions.
[Added 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09]
M. All drivers shall attend and successfully complete defensive driving
classes on a regular basis.
[Added 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09]
N. No family member and/or unauthorized passenger shall respond in a
City motor vehicle while responding to an emergency.
[Added 4-6-2009 by Ord. No. 13-09]