81-JJJRESOLUTION NO. ~ ~'~.~.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH, AMENDING RULE 11, SECTION
5 "LEAVE WITH PAY" SUBSECTION CONCERNING ON
THE JOB INJURY BY PROVIDING FOR A SALARY
SUPPLEMENT FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS FROM THE
DATE ~F INJURy;AND FOR oTHER pURPoses.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Boynnon Beach is
empowered to enact amendments to the City of Boynton Beach Civil
Service Rules and Regulations by Section 72.9 of the City Charter;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes To provide protection for
those city employees that are injured while on duty.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Rule 11 "General Personnel Policies and
Provisions", Section 5 "Leave with Pay", subsection concerning
on the job injury of the City of Boynton Beach Civil Service Rules
and Regulations as adopted January 6, 1978 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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~orkers' Compensation. Whenever an employee
is totally disabied from duty for a period of
no more than seven (7) calendar days because of
an ±n~ury determined to be compensated under the
provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act,
he shall be emtitled to full reqular pay.
If the period of disability is qreater than seven
calendar days, the employee will be eliqibte to
receive a sum of money up to an amount equal
to the difference between his workers' eompen-
(7)
sation check and his normal net take home Day.
The iniured employee will be eliqible
~alary supplement for a period not to
three (3) months from date of in~ur~.
to receive the
exceed
At the end of the three months, or sooner~ the
City Manaqer, Department Head and Personnel
Director will revzew the case for a determinanism
of the employee's physical ability to perform h~s
City employment after a report fro~ the City physician
and considerinq all oZher relevant factors. In
no case will the salary supDlemenn be extended
beyohd six ~6) months from date of injurK.
The injured employee may elect to receive accrued
sick leave and after exhausted~ vacation leave,
in accordance w~th his reqular hourly waqe, to the
extent that his combined sick leave or vacation
leave, City supplement (if less than the full
amount authorized) and workers' compensation
benefits equal his reqular weekly net take homo
salary. The employee must contact the payroll
clerk to qualify for the combined check.
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It. is incumbent on the employee to make application
for pension disability in accordance with the
pension plan they are members of. Failure to do
this automatically cancels the additional
city benefits.
If the appropriate disability pension board
denies the claim, the additional City salary
supplement benefit will be canceled. If the
appropri~tg'disability pension board accepts
the claim, the salary supplement will be
canceled after issuance of the disability
pension checkor at the end of the time
duration outlined above which ever comes first,
If an employee who is receiving workers'
compensation payment along with the City
supplement, sick, or vacation leave, is
found to be working or receiving compensa-
tion for his services, during this period,
will be Subject to reimbursing the City
for all medical expenses and supplemented,
sick, or vacation pay taken.
Section 2. Should any section of t~is Resolution or any
portion hereof: any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by
a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole
or any part hereof.
Section 3. This Resolution shall
upon its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ~
1981.
t~Ke effect
day of ~
immediately
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FLORIDA
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Member /
Council Member
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(Corp. Seal)