§ 2-226.04. Safety incentive program.

(a) Establishment: One (1) safety day shall be awarded in a six (6) month period to each eligible employee in accordance with the accrual schedule provided the employee has no workplace accident(s) determined preventable by the safety committee.

Incentive: One (1) safety day shall be awarded at the end of a six (6) month period to each eligible employee in accordance with the accrual schedule provided the employee has no workplace accident that is determined preventable by the safety committee established in section 2-302. An employee shall not be eligible for the safety day award if the safety committee determines that a workplace accident was both caused by the employee in total or part and the accident was preventable. The six (6) month award period for each employee shall be maintained on the accrual schedule maintained by the human resources director or designee.

(b) Use. Safety days shall be taken as time off following the accrual and are subject to the following guidelines:

(1) Are cumulative, however will not be paid out at termination.

(2) In no event will an employee be allowed to take a safety day in conjunction with termination, i.e. to extend the termination date.

(3) May be used for any reason.

(4) The request to use a safety day will comply with requirements in section 2-216.02

(c) [Reserved.]

(d) Eligibility. All permanent full-time employees are eligible for participation in the incentive program. Probationary employees may accrue a safety day incentive during the period of probation but shall not use the safety day until permanent employment status has been achieved.

(e) Administration. The HR director shall notify the department head by memorandum when a safety day has been earned by the department. No safety day shall be considered earned and may not be taken as such until said memorandum is received by the department head. A copy of the memorandum shall be inserted in the payroll time book to notify the finance department that a safety day has been earned. The HR director shall notify the department head by memorandum when a safety day has been lost by an employee charged by the committee with a preventable accident. A copy of the memorandum shall be forwarded to the finance department by the HR department for adjustment of the employee's accrued leave balance.

Safety Committee Risk Groups

Risk Group	Workers' Comp Code	Group Members
One	7720 9410	Police officers Code enforcement officers
Two	7704	Firefighters and inspectors
Three	7520 7580 8601	Water operators, technicians and meter readers Wastewater operators and technicians Engineering manager, inspector and specialists
Four	5509 9102 9220	Streets division - all field employees Field services division - all field employees Cemetery division - all field employees
Five	9015 9410	Facilities maintenance - all employees Building official and inspectors
Six	8810	Library - all employees All other clerical and administrative employees

 

(Ord. No. 2001-08, § 1, 6-19-01; Ord. No. 2002-07, § 1, 5-7-02; Ord. No. 2012-21, § 1, 11-6-12)