Item # 2.18
Clarification of Personnel Policy # 5.01
Mr Odom addressed the Court informing the Court of an employee that
is working part-time, but has asked if he may contribute to the
retirement system due to him working 900 hours or more?
Policy # 5.01 states:
A regular part-time employee is employed to hold an authorized
position that involves, on the average, fewer than 40 work hours
per week. He or she is entitled to vacation and sick leave on
a proportional basis; and is eligible for retirement if working
more than 900 hours per year; but is not eligible for insurance
benefits.
After a thorough discussion with the Court and the County Treasurer
the decision was made to not have policy # 5.01 change.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND FIVE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND
DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY Tl-IE COURT
MADE BY:	Leonard	Odom, Jr.	OFFICE: Road & Bridge
			
MEETING	DATE: May	' 26,1992	TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC) Clarification of Personnel Policy 5.01
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: YES NO xx
PLEASE STATE REASON Clarification of Personnel Policy 5.01
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION;
PERSONNEL MATTER - NAME OF EMPLOYE:
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
10 minutes
Leonard Odom, Jr.
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter Is posted in accordance
with Article 6252-17 is as follows:
~ Meetings held on second Monday: 12:00 P.M. previous Wednesday
* Meetings held on Thursdays: 5:00 P.M. previous Thrusday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
i'HIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON : ~
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's 0(f ice to determine If
adequate ~Informatton has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action
~t time of Court meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards
dour request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agendz P.egve5t
Guidelines.
MEMORANDUM
TQ Commissioners' Court
FRCS Leonard Odom, Jr., County Road Administrator
DATE: May 26,1992
RE Retirement Policy for Part-Time Employees
Ken County Road and Bridge has a Regular Part-Time employee who has
completed more than 900 hours this year.
When he asked if he was eligible for retirement benefits per the
attached Policy 5.01 of the Kerr County Policy Manual he was told the policy
had been changed.
We have been unable to find a Court Order changing this policy and ask
the Court for clarification.
5.00 TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
5.01 The county has three categories of employment.
CATEGORIES
> Regular Full Time. A regular full-time employee is employed to
hold an authorized position that involves, on the average, 40
work hours per week.
> Re ular Part Time. A regular part-time employee is employed to
old an authorized position that involves, on the average, fewer
than 40 work hours per week. He or she is entitled to vacation
and sick leave on a proportional basis; and is eligible for
retirement if working more than 900 hours per -'yea r•, but is not
eligible for insurance benefits. .
> Temporal. A temporary employee is a nonregular employee hired
' to complete a specific project within a specified period of time.
Temporary employees may be full time or part time. They are not
entitled to the county's fringe benefits other than holiday
leave, workers' compensation, and in some instances unemployment
insurance.
S.OZ Regular. employees, either full time or part time, are probation-
PROBATION ary for a period of six months.
The probationary period will be utilized for closely observing
the employee's work, for securing the most effective adjustment
of a new employee to the position, and for dismissing any em-
ployee whose performance does not meet the required work Stan-~
- lards.
At any time during the probationary period, the elected official
or department head may remove an employee if in his or her
opinion the employee is either unable or unwilling to perform the
duties or the employee's dependability does not merit continuance
of county employment; or for other reasons as provided elsewhere
in these po]icies.
5.03 Staff who are assigned to the county but are paid directly by
ASSIGNED STAFF another government or private organization are not employees of
the county. Benefits are as specified in the individual's
contract for services. As a condition of their assignment, such
staff are governed by all terms of these policies not in conflict
with their contract for services.
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Clarification of Personnel
Policy 5.01
Road and Bridge Department
May 26, 1992
Vol S, Page 626