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Ci of Tukwi
Washington
Cover page to Ordinance 634
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Tukwila, Washington,
amending Ordinance No 544 and Ordinance No. 448
regulating City Employee Benefits.
Ordinance 634 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
AMENDED BY: REPEALED BY:
738, 753, 763, 767 1094
822, 915, 916
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CITY TUK WILA O F
WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 63 4/
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Tukwila, Washington,
amending Ordinance No. 544 and Ordinance No. 448,
regulating City Employee Benefits.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Existing Section 1, Subsection A of Ordinance No.
448 and 544 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Holidays.
A. The following are established as legal holidays in
each year for employees of the City without loss of pay:
The 1st day of January, commonly called New Years Day;
The 12th day of February, being the Anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln; the third Monday of February,
being celebrated as the Anniversary of the birth of
George Washington; the last day of May, commonly known as
Memorial Day; the 4th day of July, being the Anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence; the first Monday in
September, commonly known as Labor Day; the second Monday
in October, commonly known as Columbus Day; the fourth
Monday of October, to be known as Veterans' Day; the fourth
Thursday in November, to be known as Thanksgiving Day; the
25th day of December, commonly called Christmas Day; the
day on which general election is held throughout the State;
and any day designated by Public Proclamation of the Chief
Executive of the State as a legal holiday.
Section 2: Existing Section 2, Subsection B of Ordinance No. 448
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Vacations.
B. Whenever any officer or employee shall not take a
vacation to which he is entitled in any one calendar year as above
specified, by reason of the urgent need of his continuous service
or because of seasonal demand thereof, such officer or employee,
with approval of the Head of his Department, may be allowed such
vacation during the succeeding calendar year, but in no event shall
any vacation not taken the year when due be accumulated beyond the
next succeeding calendar year. All vacations shall be taken at such
time as shall be approved by the Head of the Department which a per-
son entitled thereto serves, or in the case of an officer, by the
Mayor.
Section 3: Existing Section 3 of Ordinance 448 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Sick Leave.
A. Every full time city employee or officer hereafter
employed by the City who shall have been in the service of the City
for at least one year of consecutive employment shall be entitled
to and receive two weeks (10 working days) sick leave per year with
pay, such sick leave may be accumulated up to a total of ninety days
and all of the foregoing shall be subject to the following conditions
and provisions, to -wit:
B. Any full time employee or officer who is on sick leave
as above specified for a period of five days or longer, shall, prior
to being entitled to any compensation thereof, furnish without delay
a report from a qualified doctor which shall contain a diagnosis of
the sickness, whenever possible. "Qualified Doctor" shall be a duly
licensed Doctor of Medicine.
C. In the event an employee or officer terminates his employ-
ment or his employment is terminated for any reason whatsoever, with
the City prior to using his accumulated sick leave time, he shall not
be entitled to pay for any unused sick leave.
D. In any case in which an employee shall be entitled to
benefits or payments under the Workmen's Compensation Act or simi-
lar legislation of the State of Washington, or any other
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governmental unit, the City of Tukwila shall pay only the difference
between the benefits and payments received under such act by such
employee, and such regular rate of compensation that he would have
received from the City of Tukwila if able to work. The foregoing
payment or contribution by the City shall be limited to the period
of time that such employee had accumulated sick leave credits as
hereinabove specified. Furthermore, the sick leave benefits herein
specified shall not be applicable to any employee who is covered by
any relief and pension act or similar legislation providing for sick-
ness and /or disability payments, or the'State of Washington or any
other governmental unit granting substantially equal or greater
benefits than herein provided.
Section 4: Existing Section 4, Subsection A of Ordinance 448
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4. Overtime Pay.
A. The City of Tukwila will not pay overtime to its officers
and employees. Compensatory time off will be granted all employees
and officers provided such time has been approved in advance by the
Head of the Department and in the case of an officer, by the Mayor.
The following employees and officers are not entitled to overtime pay
or compensatory time off: Police Chief, Fire Chief, City Clerk, City
Supervisor, and Field Superintendent.
B. Fire Department personnel cannot accumulate compensatory
hours in excess of twenty -four (24) hours.
C. Police Department personnel cannot accumulate com-
pensatory time in excess of thirty -two (32) hours.
D. All other department personnel cannot accumulate com-
pensatory hours in excess of sixteen (16) hours.
Section 5. Existing Section 5, of Ordinance No. 448 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 5. Retirement.
All employees shall be covered by Ordinance No. 441
entitled "Statewide Employees Retirement System, and all Depart-
ment Heads will keep a record of employee benefits. Any disputes
arising thereunder shall be brought to the attention of the Per-
sonnel Committee of the City Council.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
this St day of ,O 1970.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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MAYOR