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J'rORDINANCE NO.�' L
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washing-
ton, establishing a personnel policy for the
employees of the City of Kent.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
6 Section 1. All new employees shall be on a probation -
7 status for six (6) months.
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Section 2. The normal work week, with the exception of
the employees of the Fire Department, shall be five (5) conse cu-
tive days of not less than eight (8) hours per day, exclusive of
a lunch period and all time over eight ( 8 ) hours in any one day
shall be overtime and shall be paid at a rate of time and one-
half; provided, however, that compensation for overtime may be
granted in compensatory time at the rate of one and one-half time
the regular hourly rate, if the salary appropriation of said
employee is insufficient to pay for said overtime.
Section 3. City Department heads shall not be compensat
ed for anv overtime.
Section 4. The City will pay the premium for a major
health and accident policy and the employee shall have the right j
to include dependents thereunder, but only if she or he authorize
a withholding of the premium to cover such dependents. j
Section 5. Employee longevity shall accrue in increment
of five (5) and ten (10) years of work and shall be compensated
in accordance with the salary schedule adopted within the annual
budget Ordinance for the City.
Section 6. Leave without pay may be granted by the
Department head for a period of one to five days, and by the City'
Administrator for a period up to 30 days. In all such instances
a written report shall be filed by either the Department head or
City Administrator with the City Clerk and a cony thereof placed
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in the employee's personnel file.
Se ction 7. Pursuant to RCW 3 8. 40.06 0 of the Laws of the
11 State of Washington, every employee of the City who is a member
i'I cf the Washington National Guard, or of the Armv, Navv, Air Force,
Coast Guard, or Marine Corp Reserve of the United States or of
any organized reserve or Armed Forces of the United States, shall
be entitled to and shall be granted military leave of absence f
such employment for a period not exceeding 15 days during each
calendar year. Such leave shall be granted in order that the
person may take part in active training duty in such manner and
such time as he may be ordered to active training duty. Such
military leave of absence shall be in addition to any vacation or
sick leave to which the Officer or employee might otherwise be
entitled and shall not involve any loss of efficiency rating, pri
vileges or pay. During the period of military leave the employee
shall receive from the City his normal pay.
Section 8. Any employee summoned for Jury duty shall be
granted leave for such service and shall be paid by the City his
regular wage, less such remuneration he shall receive as compensa
tion for Jury service.
Section 9. In the event there is a conflict between the
terms of this Ordinance and any Ordinance passed by the City
Council of the City of Kent prior thereto, the terms of this
Ordinance shall prevail.
Section 10. In the event there is any conflict between
the terms of this Ordinance and Kent Civil Service Regulations
and Ordinance, or a written contract entered into by the City
of Kent and a Union, the provisions of any such Civil Service
Regulations or Ordinances, or Union contract shall prevail.
Section ll. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
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publication as provided-b�L,law.
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Approved as to form:
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Passed the day of January, 1969
Approved the _day of January, 1969.
Published the qday of January, 1969.
I hereb-�r certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. 5��.,,� gassed by the City council of the City. of 'nt and
appro' ved by the Mayor f the City of Kent as hereon Indic ated.
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