1994-27 Amending Personnel Rules and Regulations Certain SectionsKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 94 -27
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Mayor Selby
Mayor Selby
Mayor Selby
12/15/94
12/15/94
01/05/95
01/05/95
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS
BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly, in keeping with the personnel
policy, recognizes that personnel rules and regulations must be amended
from time to time in order to provide for necessary updated information
and clarification; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and its employees are committed to the
principle of equal employment opportunity in all employment practices;
and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Personnel Rules and Regulations was
completely revised in September 1994; and
WHEREAS, some changes to the personnel policy were subsequently negotiated in
the union negotiation process; and
WHEREAS, the Personnel Advisory Board reviewed and recommended the Kodiak
Island Borough Code of Personnel Rules and Regulations 1994 edition be
amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and shall become a
part of the Kodiak Island Borough Personnel Rules and Regulations.
Section 2: Title 2, Chapter 2.12 is amended by making the following changes in the
Personnel Rules and Regulations, 1994 edition, identified in Section
2.12.010.
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A. Amend Section 412 Temporary Assignments as follows:
412 TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS
At the discretion of the Mayor, an employee may be assigned to
some of the duties created by an employee who is temporarily
absent from their position. If this re- assignment is made for more
than fourteen (14) calendar days, the employee shall be
compensated at the higher rate of pay.
B. Amend Section 416 Promotion as follows:
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
416 PROMOTION
All other things being equal, it shall be the policy of the Kodiak
Island Borough to promote from within the ranks of the Borough
employees. If two applicants are equally qualified, the Borough
will select the most senior. When an employee is promoted from
one position to another having a higher pay range, the employee
shall receive an increase of one pay step (2- 1/2 %), or the
minimum rate of the higher pay range, whichever is greater. If the
employee's current rate of pay falls within the range of the higher
pay range, the pay shall be adjusted to the next higher pay step
in the new position's range in order to be equal to a one step
increase above the current pay rate. The employee's anniversary
date shall change to the effective date of promotion. I
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Any employee who is promoted shall be given a reasonable
period, not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days, to become
acquainted with the job and to demonstrate ability to fill the job
satisfactorily.
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If during the
evaluation period the employee demonstrates unsatisfactory ability
for the job, the employee shall be returned to the employee's
former job without loss of seniority and with no recourse to the
grievance /arbitration procedure. The employee may opt to return
to the former position within the ninety (90) calendar days. ►n
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C. Add new Section 418 Off Duty /Call Out Pay
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
502 Layoff
D. Amend Section 502 Layoff in part as follows:
If a layoff is pending, the Mayor shall provide the employee
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written notice indicating layoff at least 3 fou ` ( weeks in
advance of the layoff.
E. Amend Section 504 Dismissal Notice and Severance Pay as follows:
504 DISMISSAL NOTICE AND SEVERANCE PAY
Employees subject to force reduction layoff or dismissed without
prejudice shall be given tcn (10) days notice and severance pay
not to exceed ten (10) working days three (3) weeks notice and
severance pay as follows:
706 DONATION OF LEAVE
F. Amend Section 706 Donation of Leave as follows:
Employees may donate hours of annual leave
(}'r to a fellow employee who has suffered or is suffering
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a serious personal emergency or disaster such as lingering or
terminal illness of the employee or of a member of the employee's
family, or the Toss of home and belongings due to fire or natural
disaster. Leave donations must be requested in writing and be
approved by the Borough Mayor. Donations will reflect as a
reduction in annual leave hours to the Donor and an increase of
the same number of annual leave hours to the Donee.
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G. Section 1108 On -Call Time as follows:
Section 3: Unless otherwise indicated, this ordinance shall take effect as of January
1, 1995.
ATTEST:
1 108 ON CALL TIME
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1995
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Donna F. Smith CMC, Borough Clerk
Hourly employees who are required to be on -call for the
Community Support Program of the Kodiak Island Borough shall
receive $100 a week compensation for carrying and monitoring
the CSP beeper. In the event that an hourly employee is called in
to work to respond to a beeper call, the employee will receive
time and one -half compensation for any and all hours worked over
eight (8) in a day and over forty (40) in a week.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jer v e M. Selby, Borou
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Mary A. n r o e, Presiding Officer
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