HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0547.001 2000-2002
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v°:' ` 9~ Mickae[ R. Ben SPHR
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Mayor % ~ ~ Director of Personae!
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' Rocfitey T. Kaicfo
,•l~aa'~ wa ;+;':°P~~ Deputy Diruwr of Personae!
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L)epart~:ent ~ CiviC Service
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April 1, ~~J2 ,
Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chairman
Committee on Finance •
lea°s:ai~i County Council
25 Aupu~#~ Stmt
Milo, I°ll ~~720
Doan Chai°~man Chung:
This is in reply to your March ~1, 2 memorandum wherein you asked our
opinion en three items identified ire your communication relative to changing
school dossing guards from temporary to permanent. The following addresses
your inquiry.
1. #tf t:~ ~~i~F~ ~~~rv~~~nt ~~~t~a~ ~~ct ~~y r~t€~~•~~~ ~g
We clarified this question with your staff, and we understand that the change is
not to ft;al-tire perman;~nt but to pans-time permanent; i.e., the same number of
hours will continue to kse worked. father than be filled on a part-time temporary
basis, the positions wool be fled on a part-time permanent basis.
Given the current number of hours worked, incumbents are not now elsgib9a for
retireme~it benefits under tree Employees' Retirement System nor would they
become eligible d>vhen converted to permanent status. Neithef would there be
a change: in social security benefits.
2. i~ tll~~~~ ~t'~~~# tri ~~~~~t ~k va~~li#~s~ f~~v~.~ i~
Given tt-=e current number of hours worked, incumbents are not now eligible for
medics! berefits undo, the hla°~aa3i public Employees F9ealth Fund nor ~rvoulci they
become eligible when converted to permanent status. With respect to vacation
snd sick leave, incumbents will continue to earn and be entitled to take sick and
vacation #eave as they do now.
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Aaron S.Y. Chuff
~g, Chairrr~an
April 1,
I''age 1 of 2
Thus. thcrr: ar° na c~dditionc~! costs for rr~edical benefits and sick and vacation
leaves ff~at would be associated ~~~ifih ft'ie conversion to permanent status.
3. ttf t~~ ~~t~4~,~ ~s~ ~~r~~~~~ iT, f~~ ~ sf~a~
€:#f t~ f ~~~r ~~t~~~ ~~~~r r~~~tr~~a tfi ~~t~~
t~ ~~~ta ~:.<f~~ :<z€°~i!~. ~s~~y ~~t°€~~ #~g f~~~~~~,
Because of the lPnited :Mork hours, incumbents are not part of any bargaining
unit represented by an ea~clusive r~pr~sentative (union). Therefore, our rules'
gavernr~~,fi lay--off (or ~°eduction-in--force cis some t
r:ay ~~etef to it) ~ou!d bvj ire
effect in the ev4nt th^r~~• is no longer a need far a school crossing guard(s),
Rules provide that when c~ lay-oft is to occur, the affected emga!oyees must be
givers a ~~-day notice of the impeding layoff. Ir'i alt !;kei€hood, a school crossing
guard ..~ouad be laid of€ rat!~~ur thc~~i placed in a vacant position or allowed to
bump a nothet e;Tnpl y~;~; (other ft•°;s.~n another school crossing guard vvitlTi less
years of services>). Ti~is is prir~rarily I~ecause placement and bumping are
restricte~~t to p':=~cem~nt or bump}ng in the same or !over pay grade as a school
crossing guard. The euPrent pay grade for school crossing guards is SR-05, and
t:se have no other class of ::(ork ~ji:~d at SR-05 or loe~fer.
As the gig>t of your inquiry se:~rrys to hinge on increased costs or benefits, may !
notes the~t should fihe conversion be made, there will be a minima! rise in cost as
tirrc prod~r~~sses. This is ~;•rcaius~ as tie er'riployees earn service time in the
p~rrnc~r~;~<{
+t pas;lion, i6 ~~y :~!I b~ e~ titled to move along the pay scale
(increm~nta! pay increaser resulti<^g from years of service). Currently,
incumk~~nts RAShose te€~poray ap•paintments have ended, but are again rehired
the next schocax year, arm tared at the binning step of the pay grade,
reg~~rd!css of fil;r~ total nurr~ber of years they may have workad as a school
crossing guard.
Sincerely,
~
Michael R. Ben, SP'~R
Direc°tar of Pes~onne!
For your infor~aion, rul~~ ~ov~: Wing Ic~yoff will be repealed July 1, 2002, c~nd layaffs will
be e~ov~:~~d by oxo.:ut~Y~ or~~x.