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Item No: 7 Meeting Date: March 3, 2003 Type of Business: Worksession City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Acting City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Reconsideration to Discuss Proposed Sick Leave Donation Policy Introduction: At the February 10, 2003 meeting of the Mounds View City Council, staff presented a draft policy to allow for donation of accrued sick leave to other employees who have expired their own as a result of a catastrophic illness or because they have not yet accrued enough hours to cover an extended sickness or non-work related injury Attached to this report is the original report drafted by Chief Mike Sommer along with Resolution 5943, modified from the original version only by adding the proposed policy as Exhibit A. Discussion: Action on the proposed policy was tabled to allow staff and the Council time to consider all of the ramifications. In the AFSCME and LELS agreements, there is language which indicates that any provision NOT specifically established or addressed in the agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the employer to modify, establish or eliminate. True, establishing a policy to allow for the donation of sick leave among employees under the approval of the City Administrator would be considered a benefit, and it has been argued that such a benefit—if desired—should be negotiated during the bargaining process; however the current administration feels that the policy—if enacted, would benefit the City as much as it would the employees and would be viewed as a step toward more positive labor relations in Mounds View. Recommendation: Discuss the proposed policy and provide direction to staff as to the next step. _____________________________________ James Ericson Interim City Clerk/Administrator