Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/12/2024

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City Administrator Hagen said the only drawback he could think of is that someone would start in the position and then quit a few weeks later then they have to have their vacation days paid out. He added that this could be a selling point for potential employees. He noted that he sees minimal risks to the City. Mayor Kuzma said he likes this change as it makes the City more competitive. He noted that if someone were to quit within their first year, they could lose out on the vacation days and would not have to have them paid out. Administrative Services Director Lasher said this is a great idea. She noted that unused vacation is currently paid out at 100%; however, they could add policy language to address the first year. Councilmember Musgrove asked if this is something that can be written out for every tier. Administrative Services Director Lasher said this only applies to when they are front loading vacation days. Councilmember Musgrove asked if this would impact the union negotiations. Administrative Services Director Lasher reiterated that this policy applies to non-union employees only. The Council was in agreement with the changes to the vacation leave accruals. Administrative Services Director Lasher discussed the sick leave for wellness policy. She explained that employees have shared that they do not value this benefit and would rather have a better sick leave severance policy. The Council was in agreement with removing the sick leave for wellness policy. Administrative Services Director Lasher reviewed the changes to the holidays, which were made consistent with the AFSME contract. She explained that this language would help clarify holiday hours for anyone who works a varying schedule. She noted that the union contracts would supersede the personnel policy regardless. Councilmember Musgrove shared she thought they were going to discuss adding the Juneteenth holiday and that it would remove the floating holiday. Administrative Services Director Lasher explained that the Juneteenth holiday is a mess as it was thrown upon the City and they had to react. She said the union had a real issue with the idea of giving up their floating holiday. She said they can still negotiate for this. She added that for 2023 and 2024 they are under memorandums of agreements with all unions that they get the Juneteenth holiday and the floating holiday. Councilmember Musgrove asked if they could negotiate to keep the floating holiday but not have Juneteenth as a holiday. City Council Work Session/March 12, 2024 Page 6 of 9