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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, REVISING CHAPTER 3.45
OF THE SEWARD CITY CODE, ANNUAL LEAVE
WHEREAS, The FYI993 budgets of the City of Seward have been reduced due to
declining revenues, downturns in economic activity, decreasing state revenue sharing and
resistance from the public to any tax increases; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to reduce personnel costs, it is recommended that the
annual leave accrual rate be revised to set up a graduating rate of accrual based upon
years of city service; and
WHEREAS, employees hired after July 1,1992, will be affected by this revision and
current employees will continue to accrue leave at the existing rate;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. SCC ~ 3.45.015 is revised as follows:
3.45.010 Annual leave accrual rate. A. Annual leave shall accrue at
the following rates for full-time personnel based upon initial date of
employment:
1. for personnel employed up to three years, the accrual rate
shall be thirteen and one-third hours per month of service or one hundred
sixty hours for the year;
2. for personnel employed from three to six years, the accrual
rate shall be sixteen and two-thirds hours per month of service or two
hundred hours for the year;
3. for personnel employed six years and more, the accrual
rate shall be twenty hours per month of service or two hundred forty hours
per year.
B. No leave request will be honored unless it is determined that
the employee has sufficient leave accrued. It will be the decision of the city
manager to grant leave without pay.
NOTE:
The intent of the administration and the Council was to include only the amended
language in the ordinance.
Unaffected Sections of SCC 3.45.040(C) remain in full force and effect, and City
Code Supplement No. 92-2 shall so reflect.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-11
Section 2. SCC ~ 3.45.040(C) is revised as follows:
3.45.040 Annual leave use. C. Amount of leave which must be
taken yeady. 1. Minimum numbers of hours of annual leave that must be
taken yearly are as follows:
a. for personnel employed up to three years, eighty
hours of leave must be used;
b. for personnel employed from three to six years, one
hundred hours of leave must be used;
c. for personnel employed six years or more, one
hundred twenty hours of leave must be used;
d. these limitations shall not apply to new employees
until July 1 of the second calendar year following date of hire.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
The above provisions shall take effect July 1, 1992, and affect city employees beginning
employment on or after this date.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
8th day of June, 1992.
THE-CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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onald W. Cripps; Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Bencardino, Crane, Cripps, Dunham, Swartz & White
None
Krasnansky
None
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-11
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PERKINS COlE, Attorneys for
the City of Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
Introduced By: White!Dunham
Introduction Date: OS/27/92
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date: 06/08/92
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