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Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Authorize amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual within the following sections:
* I. Employment Practices
* II. Employee Conduct and Safety
* III. Complaint Resolution
* IV. Compensation and Reimbursement
* V. Time-Off Benefits
* VI. Health and Related Benefits
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PURPOSE
Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual are needed to reflect changes in federal employment law and workplace rules, implement best practices and make minor corrections throughout the manual. Specific changes include addition of new policies for hiring former employees as an independent contractor, establishing rules prohibiting employees from participating in District contract decisions benefiting a former employer or representation of a third party with a matter before the District, adding longevity pay, and the addition of Veterans Day as a District holiday.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director/General Manager and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors amend the NTMWD Personnel Policies Manual.
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
Strategic Objective:
4.2 Safe and Healthy Employees
4.4 Employer of Choice
? Regulatory Compliance
? Asset Condition
? Capacity
? Redundancy/Resiliency
? Relocation or External Requests
? Operational Efficiency
? Safety
? Administrative
? Policy
? Other _____________
BACKGROUND
The Personnel Policies Manual was originally adopted in August 2017 in an effort to consolidate existing policies into a single manual. Amendments to the Personnel Policies Manual have been adopted since its creation to reflect changes in positions, processes, employment laws and workplace rules.
Revisions to meet legal requirements by aligning polices to employment law changes and workplace rules include the addition of up to two hours of paid time off for voting on election days to accommodate work...
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