Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on amending Section 4.05 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations to clarify the use of time banks when using FMLA  and/or Disability Benefit Plans.
4. Officers' Reports
5. Adjournment
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Meeting: October 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM - Personnel Committee Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:
  • In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
  • Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:
  • Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:
  • The Committee may discuss or limit discussion on, hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, or take action to provide a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on amending Section 4.05 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations to clarify the use of time banks when using FMLA  and/or Disability Benefit Plans.
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that this is to clarify some confusion caused from time to time. The policy says that you can use sick leave, then comp time and then vacation when requesting FMLA. However, our insurance plan provider requires to use vacation time first and not sick leave when on short-term disability. Employees read the FMLA portion of the policy and when HR talks to them about having to use vacation rather than sick time for short-term disability so they can be reimbursed fully, they get upset. We have talked to our plan provider about changing the requirements and they will not. They are relatively inexpensive, so we don't want to search for someone else simply based on that. Ourada stated that the intent here is to add the section to provide clarification on short and long term disability and they will use whatever the plan providers specifications require and that will overwrite our FMLA requirements and this is not a change, it is just clarifying. 
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommend to the City Council on amending Section 4.05 of the Personnel Rules and Regulations to clarify the use of time banks when using FMLA and/or Disability Benefit Plans. Carried with a motion by Kyle Frans and a second by Ashley Newmyer.
  • Tom Crisman: Aye
  • Kyle Frans: Aye
  • Ashley Newmyer: Aye
Attachments:
Subject:
4. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
  • Reports may be given by the Mayor, Officers, Departments, or Councilmembers concerning the current operations of the City.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Subject:
5. Adjournment

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