Chapter 2.74
OFFICERS’ AND OFFICIALS’ FRINGE BENEFITS
Sections:
I. Appointive Officers
2.74.045 Sick leave incentive plan.
II. Classified Nonrepresented Employees
III. City Council
IV. Mayor
I. Appointive Officers
2.74.010 Workweek.
The workweek for all appointive officers of the city shall be established by the mayor in accordance with what s/he deems necessary and appropriate for efficient functioning of the city government. Appointive officers who are FLSA exempt shall in no instance be accorded premium pay for the following: overtime, call back or, if necessary, for working on a holiday designated in this chapter. No appointive officer shall be accorded premium pay for longevity. (Ord. 1594-89 § 1(A), 1989)
2.74.020 Insurance plan.
The city will offer insurance plans to all appointive officers comprised of the following on terms and conditions determined by the city:
A. Basic and major medical, vision, and dental coverage for the appointive officer and eligible dependents, provided the full-time officer makes a ten percent contribution toward the cost of the medical coverage. Part-time officers pay a prorated contribution toward their medical coverage, based on their hours worked during a pay period. If an officer chooses a carrier other than the city’s self-insured medical insurance program, the officer shall pay the difference in premiums.
B. The face amount of life insurance and the principal sum of accidental death and dismemberment insurance for an appointive officer shall be equal to two times the appointive officer’s basic annual earnings, rounded to the next higher multiple of one thousand dollars, if not already a multiple of one thousand dollars, plus two thousand dollars. The maximum face amount and maximum principal sum shall each be two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
C. Long-term disability insurance shall be sixty-six and two-thirds percent up to seven thousand five hundred dollars of the appointive officer’s predisability monthly earnings, subject to policy conditions and limitations.
D. Voluntary dependent life insurance covered at the appointive officer’s expense.
E. Annual physical examinations for all department heads. (Ord. 3472-15 § 1, 2015: Ord. 3295-12 § 1, 2012: Ord. 2560-01 §§ 1, 2, 2001; Ord. 1594-89 § 1(B), 1989)
2.74.030 Holidays.
The following days are hereby designated paid holidays for those appointive officers in pay status on the day before and the day after the holiday:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Two floating holidays.
(Ord. 2879-05 § 1, 2005: Ord. 1594-89 § 1(C), 1989)
2.74.040 Vacation.
A. Recognizing that an annual vacation is of benefit to both the appointive officers and the city, appointive officers shall accrue vacation credit for each month of continuous service as shown on the table below:
|
Continuous Service From Adjusted Employment Date |
Vacation Credit Accrued Number of Work Days |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Per Month |
Per Year |
|
|
First year |
1-1/6 days |
14 |
|
Second year |
1-1/4 days |
15 |
|
Third and fourth years |
1-1/3 days |
16 |
|
Fifth year |
1-5/12 days |
17 |
|
Sixth and seventh years |
1-1/2 days |
18 |
|
Eighth and ninth years |
1-7/12 days |
19 |
|
10th through 14th years |
1-2/3 days |
20 |
|
15th through 19th years |
1-5/6 days |
22 |
|
20th through 24th years |
2 days |
24 |
|
25th year and beyond |
2 2/25 days |
25 |
B. Department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the rate of two days per month or twenty-four days per year up to twenty-four years of service. Upon the completion of the twenty-fourth year of service, department directors and program directors shall accrue vacation at the same rate as appointive officers.
C. No vacation credit accrual will be allowed in excess of two full years accrual.
Exception: Effective January 1, 1986, no employee shall have vacation credit accrual in excess of thirty days at the time of his/her retirement/separation. In the event that an employee elects to retire, all vacation accrual in excess of thirty days must be taken prior to the effective retirement/separation date or be lost to the employee.
D. No vacation shall be granted until the appointive officer has completed a minimum of six months of city service without prior permission of the mayor. (Ord. 2494-00 § 4, 2000: Ord. 1594-89 § 1(D), 1989)
2.74.045 Sick leave incentive plan.
Appointive officers who have successfully passed probation shall be allowed, upon voluntary separation, retirement, or in situations of reduction in force from city employment, to receive a payment equal to fifteen percent of the value of their then-existing sick leave accrual balances. (Ord. 3472-15 § 3, 2015: Ord. 2879-05 § 2, 2005)
2.74.050 Leave of absence.
The city shall grant appointive officers leave of absence with pay for the following reasons:
A. Funeral Leave. When approved by the mayor, appointive officers shall be granted reasonably necessary time off with pay to assist with funeral arrangements and to attend funeral services.
B. Sick Leave. Upon employment with the city, appointive officers (with the exception of those individuals covered by LEOFF 1 retirement system who shall be noneligible) shall have available immediately ten days of sick leave with pay. All eligible appointive officers shall accrue sick leave at a rate of two days per month to a total maximum of one hundred twenty work days. While still actively employed with the city of Everett, should any monthly disability payment be made to the eligible appointive officer as a benefit resulting from any insurance coverage provided by the city, the city shall only pay the difference between the amount of the benefit and the appointive officer’s normal monthly salary. In no case, shall such sick leave payment exceed one hundred and twenty work days at eight hours per day. (Ord. 1594-89 § 1(E), 1989; Ord. 1696-90 § 1, 1990)
II. Classified Nonrepresented Employees
2.74.060 Work week.
The work week for all classified nonrepresented employees shall be established by the mayor in accordance with what s/he deems necessary and appropriate for efficient functioning of the city government. Classified nonrepresented employees who are FLSA exempt shall in no instance be accorded premium pay for the following: overtime, call back, or, if necessary, for working a holiday designated in this chapter. No classified nonrepresented employee shall be accorded premium pay for longevity. (Ord. 1594-89 § 2(A), 1989)
2.74.070 Benefits.
The city will offer classified nonrepresented employees all items of nonsalary compensation offered to appointive officers as specified in Sections 2.74.010 through 2.74.050. (Ord. 3295-12 § 2, 2012: Ord. 1594-89 § 2(B), 1989)
III. City Council
2.74.080 Insurance plan.
Members of the city council of the city of Everett will be offered insurance plans comprised of the following on terms and conditions determined by the city:
A. Basic and major medical, dental, and vision coverage for the councilmember and eligible dependents, provided the councilmember makes a ten percent contribution toward the cost of the medical coverage. If a councilmember chooses a carrier other than the city’s self-insured medical insurance program, the councilmember shall pay the difference in premiums.
B. The face amount of life insurance and the principal sum of accidental death and dismemberment insurance for a councilmember shall be equal to two times the councilmember’s basic annual earnings, rounded to the next higher multiple of one thousand dollars, if not already a multiple of one thousand dollars, plus two thousand dollars. The maximum face amount and maximum principal sum shall each be one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
C. Long-term disability insurance shall be sixty-six and two-thirds percent up to three thousand dollars of the councilmember’s predisability monthly earnings, subject to policy conditions and limitations.
D. Voluntary dependent life insurance covered at the councilmember’s expense. (Ord. 3472-15 § 2, 2015: Ord. 3295-12 § 3, 2012: Ord. 2560-01 §§ 3, 4, 2001; Ord. 1594-89 § 3, 1989)
IV. Mayor
2.74.090 Benefits.
The mayor of the city of Everett and municipal court judges will be offered all items of nonsalary compensation offered to department directors and program directors as specified in Sections 2.74.010 through 2.74.050. (Ord. 3295-12 § 4, 2012: Ord. 2671-02 § 1, 2002: Ord. 1594-89 § 4, 1989)