Adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-003 (Second Reading) - Amending Municipal Code Section 2.52.630 pertaining to eligibility for new hires to use accrued vacation leave in the first year of employment

Waive the reading in full and adopt, on second reading, Ordinance 2022-003 Amending Municipal Code Section 2.52.630 pertaining to eligibility for new hires to use accrued vacation leave in the first year of employment.

The City Council for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea (City) recently approved Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with general and management employees represented by the Laborers’ International Union of North America, United Public Employees of California (LiUNA/UPEC) for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 at the September 13, 2022 council meeting. During the negotiation process, the City agreed to recommend that the Council amend Section 2.52.630 to permit employees in their first year of City employment to use accrued vacation.  The City recently hired 31.0 new employees who would otherwise not be entitled to use accrued vacation time during the upcoming holiday closure approved by Council.  Accordingly, the City believes it is appropriate to remove the requirement of completing one year of continuous service as a condition for using accrued vacation for all City employees under Section 2.52.630.