City of Columbus - File #: 0142-2004

• File #: 0142-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/13/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 3/1/2004
• Final action: 3/2/2004
• Title: To grant the payment of vacation hours in excess of the maximum established by the FOP/OLC Contract, Section 19.3 for Mark J. Hardy of the Division of Police; and to authorize expenditure of $1,872.69 from the General Fund.($1,872.76)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/2/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/2/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/1/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/1/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
2/23/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
2/3/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/2/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/2/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/30/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/30/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
1/30/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/29/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/26/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/23/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/23/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Mark J. Hardy, Criminalist II, is the Division's only fully trained firearms examiner and is well respected for his abilities throughout the Central Ohio area. Mr. Hardy was specifically called upon to perform all of the ballistic examinations concerning the I-270 shootings. As a result of evidence being submitted on a daily basis and due to the nature of these crimes, he is daily performing mandatory forensic analysis. In addition to dedicating most of his workweek to these cases, Mr. Hardy has also been required to work overtime on weekends. Mr. Hardy was not able to take his scheduled vacation due to the emergency nature of the ballistic examinations.

This ordinance authorizes the payment of vacation hours in excess of the maximum established by the FOP/OLC Contract, Section 19.3 for Mark J. Hardy, Criminalist II of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety.

FISCAL IMPACT

Funds for this payment will have to come from the Division's object code 01 personnel costs.

Title

To grant the payment of vacation hours in excess of the maximum established by the FOP/OLC Contract, Section 19.3 for Mark J. Hardy of the Division of Police; and to authorize expenditure of $1,872.69 from the General Fund.($1,872.76)

Body

WHEREAS, Mark J. Hardy was specifically called upon to perform all of the ballistic examinations for the I-270 shootings, and

WHEREAS, Mark J. Hardy was unable to use 65.897 hours of vacation time due him over the maximum allowed by the FOP/OLC Contract Section 19.3, and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Columbus to grant the payment of vacation hours in excess of the maximum established by the FOP/OLC Contract, Section 19.3; now therefore

      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the payment of 65.897 vacation hours in excess of the maximum established by the FOP/OLC Contract be granted to Mark J. Hardy, employee of the Division of Police, and is hereby authorized as being in the best interests of the City of Columbus.

Section 2. That the expenditure of $1,872.76 in regard to the action approval in Section 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:

DIV        FUND      OCA#            OBJ LEVEL (1)      OBJ LEVEL (3)      AMOUNT

30-03         010                  300616                       01                   1101              1760.11

30-03       010               300616                         01                   1173                          112.65

Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.