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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />APRIL 12, 1995 <br />It was the consensus of the Council that payinq off of <br />a portion of unused sick leave as sever<ince pay should <br />not be approved. <br />The next option discussed was additiona:l holidays. <br />City employees currently receive pay fo~- ten holidays, <br />and typically a half day is provided on Christmas Eve. <br />Surrounding cities were surveyed with rcagard to number <br />of holidays. That survey showed that 1:L and 12 <br />holidays were being provided. It was tkie consensus of <br />the Council that Christmas Eve Day shou:Ld be provided <br />as an additional holiday. <br />The next option discussed was Funeral L<:ave. Council <br />agreed that three days funeral leave should be provided <br />in the event of the death an immediate family member. <br />If additional time is needed due to phy:~ical or <br />emotional illness, that time would be a<~dressed under <br />the Sick Leave provisions of the Person~iel Policy. <br />Council amended the wording of the Funeral Leave <br />section by eliminating the phrase "or s:ick leave if <br />available and requested in advance" as ~vell as the <br />phrase "or member of the immediate housc:hold". <br />Council discussed the option to trade unused sick leave <br />for health club membership. It was the consensus of <br />the Council not to support this option. <br />Fahey suggested that the Council conside;r providing <br />severance pay and out-placement service:~ for employees <br />who may be laid off. This benefit coul<i be based on <br />number of years of service. Fahey poini:ed out that <br />given the possibilities of tax levy frec>zes and loss of <br />LGA's, the City may be faced with layinc~ off employees. <br />Council discussed this suggestion, and :it was their <br />consensus to handle such situations on ~~ case-by-case <br />basis rather than developing a specific policy section <br />addressing it. <br />The Council discussed the Educational Rf:imbursement <br />option. Council agreed that this optioit should be <br />supported, and the consensus was to provide individual <br />tuition refunds of up to $1,000 per calc~ndar year per <br />employee. Council also felt that a grac~e of C or <br />better would be required. Other wordinc~ changes <br />included the clarification of "permaneni:" full-time and <br />part-time employees in the first paragr~~ph. The <br />elimination of the word "satisfactory" £rom paragraphs <br />2. and 2.a. <br />Council discussed the possibility of prc~viding dental <br />insurance to employees or a contributio~l toward dental <br />insurance. The City Administrator was ~isked to bring <br />more information to the Council on this option. <br />2 <br />