138.99
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 706 OF THE TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ENTITLED, “VACATION POLICY”
RESOLUTION NO. 138.99 DEFEATED
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Fred Champagne
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury wishes to amend
Section 706 of its Employee Handbook entitled, “Vacation Policy” to modify vacation
management staff
credit for to:
1. provide additional vacation credit for eligible employees during
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their 1. through 9 years of employment;
2. accelerate crediting of vacation leave from end-of-year to four month
intervals during the entitlement year;
3. authorize limited carry-over of unused vacation leave; and
4. institute a requirement that each manager use a minimum of ten (10)
vacation days every year beginning in the second year of employment;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board also wishes to amend Section 706 “Vacation
non-management overtime-exempt employees
Policy” to modify vacation credit for
to:
1. accelerate credit of vacation leave from end-of-year to four month intervals
during the entitlement year;
2. authorize limited carry-over of unused vacation leave; and
3. institute a requirement that overtime-exempt employees use a
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minimum of five (5) vacation days every year in the 2 through 9
years of employment and a minimum of ten (10) days every year
thereafter;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been presented at this meeting
and are in form approved by the Town Board and Town Counsel,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adopts
the amendments to Section 706 of its Employee Handbook entitled “Vacation
Policy” as presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury further
authorizes
and directs the Town Supervisor’s Office to distribute copies of the amendments to all
Town employees and amend the Employee Handbook accordingly.
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Duly adopted this 19 day of April, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Irish, Mr. Champagne
NOES: Mr. Turner, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill
ABSENT: None