Explanation
Police Sergeant Steve L. Livingston was injured in an on-duty accident on July 15, 2012. He was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle while outside his cruiser assisting with an injury-accident scene. He has exhausted his initial injury leave and a subsequent injury leave extension as provided in Article 30 of the collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Capital City Lodge No. 9.
Sergeant Steve Livingston requested an extension of injury leave through the Board of Industrial Relations as provided in Rule 5 of the Rules of the Board of Industrial Relations. At the October 21, 2013 Industrial Relations Board meeting, and at the recommendation of the Police Chief and Director of Public Safety, the Board voted to recommend to City Council the approval of an extension of injury leave for Sergeant Livingston.
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To grant an extension of injury leave for Sergeant Steve L. Livingston for the period July 13 to October 13, 2013, as recommended by the Board of Industrial Relations; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Steve Livingston was injured on July 15, 2012, and had complications from his injuries requiring him to exhaust injury leave and a subsequent extension as provided in Article 30 of the collective bargaining agreement between the City and FOP, Capital City Lodge No. 9; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Steve Livingston required additional care and the Police Chief and Public Safety Director requested an additional extension of injury leave from July 13, 2013 to October 13, 2013, through the Board of Industrial Relations pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules of the Board of Industrial Relations.
WHEREAS, the Board of Industrial Relations reviewed the request at its meeting of October 21, 2013 and voted unanimously to recommend to City Council the approval of an extension of injury leave for Sergeant Steve Livingston, in accordance with Rule 5 of the Industrial Relations Board Rules; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to grant an extension of injury leave to Sergeant Steve Livingston as recommended by the Industrial Relations Board, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That City Council hereby approves the recommendation of the Industrial Relations Board to provide an extension of injury leave for Sergeant Steve Livingston, Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, from July 13 to October 13, 2013.
Section 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.