268.2020 Modification of Policy to Carry Over Earned Vacation Days Due to COVID-19
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MODIFICATION OF POLICY RELATED
TO CARRY OVER OF EARNED VACATION DAYS TO 2021 DUE TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
RESOLUTION NO.: 268, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Amanda Magee
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury (Town) has entered into a Collective Bargaining
Agreement with the Town of Queensbury Unit of the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.
(CSEA) regarding employment of the Town’s bargaining unit employees, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution Nos: 123,2020 and 133,2020, the Town Board authorized
adoption of its COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan and Revised Plan, and
WHEREAS, as a result of requirements placed on the Town due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,
CSEA and Town employees may not be able to use their earned vacation days in 2020 by December
31, 2020, and therefore the Town Board wishes to adopt a policy to provide all Town employees with
additional flexibility regarding the use of earned, but unused vacation days,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that as a result of requirements placed on the Town due to the COVID-19
Pandemic, the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes a modification to the Town’s vacation
policy to provide all Town employees with additional flexibility regarding the use of earned vacation
days as follows:
VACATION DAYS.
For calendar year 2020 only, employees may carry over earned, but unused vacation
days to 2021 for use in 2021 in accordance with the following:
1. By August 31, 2020, each Department Manager must either approve or
disapprove this accommodation for employees within his/her Department to carry over
earned, but unused vacation days that may exist on December 31, 2020 to be used in 2021.
2. If this accommodation is approved by the Department Manager, all
employees in his/her Department may carry over up to 5 earned, but unused vacation days
to 2021 for use in 2021 in addition to any provision in an existing policy for non-bargaining
unit employees or the provisions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement with CSEA for
bargaining unit employees.
3. This 2020 vacation carryover policy is a one-time accommodation and shall
not serve as any precedent in the future for any reason.
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
forward copies of this Resolution to all Town Department Managers and the Town Supervisor and/or
Town Budget Officer to take such other and further actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 17 day of August, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Magee, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone
NOES: None
ABSENT: None