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SUBSTITUTE
Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE N0.208?-2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING
KMC 23.40.030(fl TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE TIME AN EMPLOYEE WHO
WORKS THE EQUIVALENT OF A 56 HOUR WORK WEEK MUST TAKE PER YEAR
FROM 112 HOURS TO 84 HOURS AND LOWERING FROM 80 TO 60 HOURS PER
YEAR THE AMOUNT OF LEAVE TIME THAT MUST BETAKEN FOR EMPLOYEES
WORKING 40 HOURS PER WEEK.
WHEREAS, currently KMC 23.40.030(fl requires a city employee working the
equivalent of a 56 hour work week to take a minimum of 112 hours leave per year,
and,
WHEREAS, that leave requirement can cause a hardship for fire department, which
must pay overtime for employees to cover the shifts of employees taking leave; and,
WHEREAS, reducing the amount of leave time an employee working the equivalent of
a 56 hour work week must take from 112 hours to 84 hours per year would reduce the
overtime liability for the City; and,
WHEREAS, a similar percentage adjustment (from 80 to 60 hours per year) should be
made in the amount of leave time requested to be taken for employees working forty
hours per week; .and,
WHEREAS, such a reduction in overtime liability would result in a significant cost
saving to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA that KMC 23.40.030(f) is amended as follows:
23.40.030 Annual leave.
(fl It is required that each employee use a minimum of [EIGHTY (80)]
sixt 60 hours of leave per calendar year for employees working forty
(40) hours per week, and [ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (112) eighty-four (84)
hours for employees working the equivalent of fifty-six (56) hours per
week, and affect appropriate coordination with the department head.
Employees working less than fort~(40~ hours per week shall be required
to take the same proportion of leave time; e.g., an employee working
twenty (20) hours per week would be required to take thirt~~30~hours
leave time per calendar v~ If actual hours used are less than the
minimum requirement, then the difference shall be deducted from
available leave hours without any compensation to the employee.
Ordinance No. 2087-2005
Page 2 of 2
PASSED BY THE COl
2005.
ATTEST:
Carol L, Freas, City C
(4/ 14/05 kh)
April
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