430.99
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF VOLUNTARY
SICK LEAVE BANK
RESOLUTION NO.: 430, 1999
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Richard Merrill
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury realizes the possibility of a Town
employee suffering a long-term, debilitating illness or injury that might extend beyond the employee’s
sick leave entitlement thus endangering the welfare of the employee and his/her dependents, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to explore the possibility of pooling sick leave benefits on
a voluntary basis that would afford pool participants an extra level of sick leave protection under
critical circumstances, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the Town Supervisor and Town Controller
to explore sick leave “banks” which Town Counsel deems to be lawful and which have been enacted
and successfully implemented in other governmental municipalities, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is aware that this exploration process may take months and
therefore, in the meantime, the Board wishes to provide some level of income and group health
insurance continuance to the Town’s current Computer Technology Coordinator during his current
serious health emergency,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs
the Town Supervisor and Town Controller to explore sick leave banks which Town Counsel deems to
be lawful and which have been enacted and successfully implemented in other governmental
municipalities, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Controller to
implement a temporary, voluntary sick leave bank in the form presented at this meeting to be made
available to the Town’s current Computer Technology Coordinator, which bank will accept voluntary,
one-time contributions of unused sick leave from Department Managers and non-union employees
from which the current Computer Technology Coordinator can draw on after exhausting his own
leave, at his discretion, for the purpose of the medical emergency through June 30, 2000 or until a
permanent sick leave bank is established, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes Department Managers and non-union
employees to make one-time, voluntary, non-refundable contributions to the sick leave bank of up to
ten (10) sick leave days per employee not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee’s
unused sick leave to his/her credit as of December 1, 1999, with contributions to the bank to be
accepted until December 31, 1999, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that any sick leave not used by the current Computer Technology Coordinator
will be transferred to a permanent sick leave bank and will be made available to future participants
under terms to be established by the Town Board, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and
Town Controller to sign any documentation and take such other and further action as may be necessary
to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 6 day of December, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT : None