1647ORDINANCE NO. 1j~'")
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TEXT OF THE PERSONNEL MANUAL AS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 1425 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 1459,
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 4.2, Paragraph A of the text of the
Personnel Manual as adopted by Ordinance 1425, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Full time employees who have completed one year of
continuous service with the City are eligible to receive
sick leave.
SECTION 2. Section 4.7, Paragraph A of the text of the
Personnel Manual as adopted by Ordinance 1425, as amended, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The City has established a pension plan for non-
uniformed, full time employees. All non-uniformed, full
time employees of the City who have completed one (1)
year of continuous service are eligible to participate in
the plan.
SECTION 3. Section 4.11, Paragraphs C and D of the text of the
Personnel Manual as adopted by Ordinance 1425, as amended, are
hereby amended to read as follows:
C. The City will continue to pay the employee 100% of his
regular rate of pay, for up to seven (7) calendar days
following the date of the injury providing a medical
certificate is furnished the City that the employee is
unable to perform his assigned duties.
D. In the event the disability extends beyond this seven ( 7 )
calendar day period, Worker's Compensation should begin.
The City will continue to pay the employee the difference
between his Worker's Compensation pay and 100% of his
regular salary for a period of up to, but not exceeding,
three (3) months, from the date of the accident. If the
employee is still unable to return to work, the City will
pay the employee the difference between his Worker's
Compensation pay and 800 of his regular salary for an
additional three (3) months. Sick leave may not be used
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for further absenteeism due to this disability.
SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and
determined by the City Council of the City of West Me~tphis,
Arkansas, that there is an urgent need by the City of West Memphis
to clarify these sections of the Personnel Manual, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for
the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~~-~} day of ~~~-1`'-
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