Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to make payment to Stuart Stull for vacation time which has been accumulated in excess of the maximum amount established by the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City of Columbus and AFSCME Local 1632. Because of demands directly related to the development, research, creation and company selection for the redesign of the Economic Development website, Mr. Stull has been unable to take vacation.
Emergency action is requested to facilitate prompt payment for the unused vacation leave.
FISCAL IMPACT: The 2008 budget for the Administrative Division did not include this expenditure.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to make payment of $2,672.74 for vacation time and benefits which have been accumulated in excess of the maximum amount established by the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City of Columbus and AFSCME Local 1632; to authorize the expenditure of $2,672.74 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,672.74)
Body
Whereas, Article 19 of the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City of Columbus and AFSCME Local 1632 provides for payment of accrued vacation balances in excess of the maximums fixed by Section 19.3; and
Whereas, Stuart Stull, Development Project Assistant (Audio Visual Communications), will have 119.467 hours of excess vacation at the end of the vacation year; and
Whereas, it is not in the best interest of the City to have Stuart Stull take the vacation leave which would otherwise be forfeited; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to make payment to Stuart Stull for vacation time and benefits which have been accumulated in excess of the maximum amount established by the Collective Bargaining Contract between the City of Columbus and AFSCME Local 1632 in order to preserve the public health, peace, proper...
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