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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1693-Ati L ORDINANCE NO. 1693' /~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 8.5, 8.6 AND 8.7 AND ADDING 8.8 OF THE CITY OF CANTON PERSONNEL POLICY WHEREAS, the City of Canton is a municipality as defined by Article VII of the Illinois Constitution; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the power of the City Council of the City of Canton to determine and fix the salary and other compensation including fringe benefits of all appointive officials and employees of the municipality; and, WHEREAS, the City of Canton is given statutory authority to regulate any matter expressly within its' authorized powers; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois has reviewed and determined that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City of Canton to amend Sections 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 of the City of Canton Personnel Policy; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois has reviewed and determined that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City of Canton to add a Salary Continuation provision to the Personnel Policy of the City of Canton; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton has determined that the Salary Continuation shall become Section 8.8 of the City of Canton Personnel Policy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois as follows: 1. Sections 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 of the City of Canton Personnel Policy are hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows: Section 8.5 Retired Employee and Elected Officials - 25 Years of City Service In the case of elected officials (i.e., mayors), employees and department heads (hereinafter retirees), who have twenty five (25) yeazs of service and who, regardless of age, have become entitled to a pension under the provisions of the Police and Firemen's Pension Fund or have become entitled to benefits under the IMRF retirement provisions, the employer shall pay the entire amount of the applicable premium of such insurance until the retiree and his or her spouse have attained the age of 65 yeazs. Premium payment shall be for the retiree, retiree's spouse and dependent children. Retired employees, elected officials or department heads, who become re-employed where insurance coverage is provided by the new employer shall be excluded from this provision. Upon attaining the age of sixty-five (65) years, or such other age as Congress may subsequently determine, this coverage shall terminate and the retired employee, elected official or department head shall make application to Medicare or to its successor program. If available, the retired employee, elected official or department head shall, however, have the option of purchasing Medicare supplement .insurance at his/her expense through the City's group insurance carrier. Section 8.6 Retired Employees and Elected Officials - 20 Yeazs of City Service In the case of elected officials (i.e., mayors), employees and department heads (hereinafter retirees) who have twenty (20) yeazs of service and who reach their respective age of fifty (50) yeazs and who have become entitled to a pension under the provisions of the Police and Firemen's Pension Fund or has reached fifty-five (55) years of age and who aze entitled to benefits under the IMRF retirement provisions, the employer shall pay the entire amount of the applicable premium of such insurance until the retirees and his or her spouse have attained the age of 65 years. Premium payment shall be for the retiree, retiree's spouse and dependent children. Retired employees, elected officials or department heads, who become re- employed where insurance coverage is provided by the new employer shall be excluded from this provision. Upon attaining the age of sixty-five (65) yeazs, or such other age as Congress may subsequently determine, this coverage shall terminate and the retired employee, elected official or department head shall make application to Medicaze or to its successor program. If available, the retired employee, elected official or department head shall, however, have the option of purchasing Medicaze supplement insurance at his expense through the City's group insurance carrier. Section 8.7 Retired Employee or Elected Official -Less than 20 Years of City Service Any employee, elected official (i.e. mayor) or department head who retires (hereinafter retiree) and is eligible to receive a pension under the provisions of the Police and Fireman's Pension Fund or have become ~. entitled to benefits under the IMRF retirement provisions, and has reached the age of fifty-five (55) years of age and has less than 20 yeass of service, the City will pay a proportionate amount of applicable employee premium based on years of service (x/20). If any employee, elected official or department head, retires eligible for IMRF benefits or eligible for a pension under the Police and Firemen's Pension Fund, is 60 yeass of age, and has less than 20 years of service, then the City will pay the full amount of the employees applicable healthcaze premium. Retirees who become re-employed where insurance coverage is provided by the new employer shall be excluded from this provision. Upon attaining his age of sixty-five (65) years, or such other age as Congress may subsequently determine, this coverage shall terminate and the retiree shall make application to Medicare or to its successor program. If available, the retiree shall, however, have the option of purchasing Medicare supplement insurance at his expense through the city's group insurance carrier. The employer shall not pay any portion of the applicable premium for dependents for participating retirees not covered by a collective bazgaining agreement if such retirees have less than twenty (20) years of service with the City of Canton. 2. Section 8.8 be added to the City of Canton Personnel Policy and read in its entirety as follows: Section 8.8 Salazy Continuation If the Administrative Assistant, any Department Head, Zoning Administrator or Department Head Assistant (hereinafter referred to collectively as "appointed officials"), whose positions are appointed by the Mayor, shall have their position eliminated or shall be removed from their position other than for a conviction of a disqualifying crime, then the appointed official shall receive six-months of their normal salary or compensation at the rate they were receiving when their appointment was terminated. This salary continuation shall also include the continuation of insurance coverage and life insurance but shall not include the continued accrual of vacation, sick leave, personal days or holidays. The City shall deduct normal tax withholdings and benefit contribution payments during the salary continuation period. 3. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not effect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance. .~ . 1 +. f r' 4. All Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. 5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approval by the Mayor thereof, and the Personnel Policy of the City of Canton be amended to reflect same. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approved by the Mayor thereof this l~~lay of April , 2001. AYES: Aldern~en ~y~ Shores, Meade, Nidiffer, Phillips, Sarff, Hartford, Nblleck. NAYS: None . ABSENT: None. Attest: Nancy Whites City Clerk. APPROVED: Donald E. Edwards, Mayor ~'~`' ~~~ ~~