HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 02-50RESOLUTION NO. 02-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR CONTINUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY PARTIALLY PAID
MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE
CITY EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin currently provides fully paid leave of absence and
continuation of benefits for a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days per year to
employees who have been in City service for at least one (1) year and who are ordered
to report to active duty; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2001 the City Council of the City of Tustin adopted
Resolution 01-96 establishing additional temporary partially paid military leave of
absence and continuation of benefits, through June 30, 2002, for eligible City employees
called to active duty in connection with the nation's response to the terrorist attack on
the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, several City employees have been alerted and have been, or may
be in the future, called into active military service in connection with actions to combat
terrorism against America; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin desires to continue to alleviate
financial hardships which employees, and their families, may experience as a result of
serving on active duty during such crisis.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Tustin, California does hereby
resolve as follows:
1.
In addition to the fully paid military leave currently provided by the City of
Tustin, each full time officer or employee of the City who is eligible to receive
such paid leave and, who has been, or is in the future, called to involuntary
active military service with the Armed Forces of the United States to serve in
support of the current actions to combat terrorism against America, shall be
entitled to military leave with partial pay pursuant to the terms of this Resolution
for the period of absence on active duty in excess of the period covered by
current paid military leave provisions.
2.
The amount of pay that each such employee shall be entitled to receive from
the City for said additional period of military leave shall be the difference
between the gross pay and allowances actually received by the officer or
employee from the United States for such service and the salary schedule
gross wages that said officer or employee would have received from the City of
Tustin if he or she had not been called to active military duty, subject to all
required and appropriate deductions and withholdings.
3.
The City shall provide continued health and welfare benefits to such
employees' dependents, provided that the dependents were covered for such
benefits prior to the employee being called to active duty.
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4.
Wage or benefits pursuant to this Resolution are conditioned upon the officer
or employee requesting such payment and providing satisfactory proof and
documentation of eligibility to receive payment in accordance with the
procedures established by the Human Resources Director.
5.
The pay and benefits authorized by this Resolution shall terminate on and be of
no further force or effect on midnight, June 30, 2003, unless extended by the
City Council or otherwise required by law.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council held on the
20th day of May, 2002.
JEFFERY M. THOMAS, MAYOR
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City of Tustin
RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RESOLUTION NO. 02-50
I, PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, hereby certifies that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of Tustin is five; and that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 02-
50 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of May,
2002, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Thomas, Worley, Bone, Doyle, Kawashima
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None
Pamela Stoker, City Clerk