City of Columbus - File #: 0935-2009

• File #: 0935-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/22/2009
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 7/6/2009
• Final action: 7/8/2009
• Title: To grant extensions of injury leave to Fire Fighters Danny Whiteside, Patrick Malone, and Barbara Capuana for the periods of time noted herein, as recommended by the Board of Industrial Relations; and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/8/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/7/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/6/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/6/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/26/2009	1	HR DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/26/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/26/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/25/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/25/2009	1	HR DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/25/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/23/2009	1	HR Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2009	1	HR Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Fire Fighters Danny Whiteside, Patrick Malone and Barbara Capuana were injured in an on-duty accident on October 31, 2008.  They all suffered substantial injuries when they responded to a gas leak and the building exploded.    They have exhausted their  initial injury leave as provided in Article 24 of the collective bargaining contract between the City and IAFF Local 67.

Fire Fighters Whiteside, Malone, and Capuana 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 June 15, 2009  Industrial Relations Board meeting, and at the recommendation of the Fire Chief and Director of Public Safety, the Board voted to recommend to City Council the approval of extensions of injury leave for all three (3) Fire Fighters.

Title

To grant extensions of injury leave to Fire Fighters Danny Whiteside, Patrick Malone, and Barbara Capuana for the periods of time noted herein, as recommended by the Board of Industrial Relations; and to declare an emergency.  

Body

WHEREAS, Fire Fighters Whiteside, Malone, and Capuana were injured on October 31, 2008, and have had complications from their injuries requiring them to exhaust injury leave as provided in Article 24 of the collective bargaining contract between the City and IAFF Local 67; and

WHEREAS, Fire Fighter Danny Whiteside exhausted his initial injury leave on May 1, 2009, and requested an extension of injury leave to August 1, 2009, through the Board of Industrial Relations pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules of the Board of Industrial Relations; and

WHEREAS, Fire Fighter Patrick Malone exhausted his initial injury leave on May 1, 2009, and requested an extension of injury leave to September 1, 2009, through the Board of Industrial Relations pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules of the Board of Industrial Relations; and.

WHEREAS, Fire Fighter Barbara Capuana exhausted her initial injury leave on May 1, 2009, and requested an extension of injury leave to November 1, 2009, through the Board of Industrial Relations pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules of the Board of Industrial Relations; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Industrial Relations reviewed the requests at its meeting of June 15, 2009 and voted unanimously to recommend to City Council the approval of extensions of injury leave to Fire Fighters Whiteside, Malone, and Capuana, 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 extensions of injury leave to Fire Fighters Whiteside, Malone, and Capuana 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 extensions of injury leave to Fire Fighters Whiteside, Malone, and Capuana, Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, for the time periods noted herein, provided appropriate medical documentation is submitted.

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.