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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6732: TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES HIRED UNDER THE NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT (NDW PROGRAM) BE TREATED THE SAME AS DIRECT HIRE TEMPORARIES FOR HIRING PURPOSE City of r l l r rr� Lexus INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM HUMAN RESOURCES Date: September 18, 2018 To: Harvey Robinson, Interim City Manager From: Elizabeth Diaz, Acting Director of Human Resources Re: Adoption of Proposed Ordinance 6732 Which Provides that Temporary Employees Hired Under the National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDW Program) Be Treated the Same as Direct Hire Temporaries For Hiring Purpose Nature of the request:The City of Port Arthur temporary employees hired pursuant to the National Dislocated Emergency Grant (NDW) Program be treated the same as direct hire temporaries for hiring process. Staff Analysis, Considerations: The City of Port Arthur, as a result of the devastation caused by Storm Harvey,became eligible for assistance under the National Dislocated Worker Grant(NDW) Program. This program paid for, and provided, supplemental employees for the City, due to its significantly increased workforce needs and financial constraints resulting from the storm. This ordinance in recognition of the contribution of these individuals to the City's recovery,the training invested by the City, and in general fairness, allows persons assigned to the City under the NDW Program to be considered for vacancies the same as temporaries who are direct hired. Recommendation: I recommend the adoption of Proposed Ordinance 6732 which provides that temporary employees hired pursuant to the NDW Program be treated the same as direct hire temporaries for hiring purposes. Budget Considerations: None is anticipated. "Remember we are here to serve the Citizens of Port Arthur" P. O. 6732 08/09/2018evd/cg ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN 78-109 (d) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BE APPLICABLE TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES HIRED PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT (NDW) PROGRAM Whereas, Port Arthur, Texas, was the site of the landfall of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017; and, Whereas, Hurricane Harvey caused significant damage to the properties of citizens and the City of Port Arthur; and, Whereas, the City of Port Arthur began immediately thereafter and currently continues in its hurricane recovery effort; and; Whereas, the Congress of the United States via the State of Texas provided the National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDW) to assist cities impacted by Hurricane Harvey through the provision of necessary workforce supplement and funding therefor; and, Whereas, the individuals who have been participants in said program have provided quality employment efforts to the City of Port Arthur on behalf of the citizens; and, Whereas, under the circumstances, it is considered reasonable, prudent, and fair to grant temporary employees hired under the NDW Program the same Personnel Policy benefits as direct hire City temporaries. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the provisions as stated in Section 78-109 (d) of the Code of Ordinances regarding the hiring of Temporary Employees as delineated in Exhibit "A" shall be P. O. 6732 08/09/2018evd/cg applicable to any individual paid pursuant to the National Dislocated Worker Grant, who has been assigned to, and worked under the direction of administrative personnel, of the City of Port Arthur. Section 3. That this being an Ordinance not requiring publication it shall become effective immediately upon its passage. Section 4. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance shall be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of ,2018 AD, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following Vote: AYES: Mayor: Councilmembers: NOES: Mayor Derrick Freeman ATTEST: Sherri Bellard, City Secretary APPROVE AS TO FORM: TR.1 D Val Tizeno, i ' Attorney J APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: Harvey Robinson, Interim City Manager Sec. 78-109. - Service credit and seniority. (d) If, after a temporary employee is hired, the city desires to classify him as a probationary employee, he shall be subject to the probationary period; however, he shall be given credit on his probationary period for uninterrupted time served in the temporary position immediately preceding the change in status to a probationary employee, provided that such temporary time was served in the same classification as the probationary classification. If the time served as a temporary employee is the same classification as the probationary classification and if the temporary time exceeds six calendar months, the employee shall be immediately confirmed as a regular employee, and the service date shall be established on the date first employed as a temporary employee was uninterrupted service. If the temporary time was served in a different classification, the employee will be required to serve the entire probationary period, but shall be given credit for all uninterrupted temporary service when the anniversary date is established.