Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: An ordinance of the City of Pflugerville, Texas, adopting the second amendment to the FY20 Budget for the City of Pflugerville; and providing an effective date (vacation accrual adjustment, police grant, treatment plant maintenance, new and reclassification of positions).
Summary
The City's Charter, Section 9.04(a), allows for amendments to the budget for supplemental appropriations when revenues are available. During the fiscal year it may be necessary to amend the approved budget to allow for expenditures and revenues that were not anticipated at the time of budget approval. Several items are proposed for the second amendment to the FY20 budget, including a vacation accrual adjustment, recognition of the Police Department Victims Service grant, installation of Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) units at the Water Treatment Plant facilities and new and reclassification of positions. Information on the need for each amendment follows:
Vacation Accrual Adjustment
It was recently brought to the City Manager’s attention by the People + Culture Department that the City had not been in compliance with Local Government Code 142.0013(b), which states, “A member of a fire or police department in a municipality with a population of more than 30,000 is entitled to 15 vacation days each year with pay if the member has been regularly employed in the department or departments for at least one year.” According to this statute, licensed peace officers should accrue a minimum of 10 hours per month (15 days/year) after completion of their first year. However, our handbook policy had fallen short between years 1-9. As soon as the City Manager was made aware of the situation, we took immediate action to determine the best solution to compensate our Police Officers for this time to which they were entitled.
During this process, the City Attorney has advised that the statute of limitations is four (4)...
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