§ 1:231. Leave for designated unclassified positions hired after June 1, 2015.

Any person hired in an unclassified position which is in a pay range of 2300 or above on or after June 1, 2015, may make an irrevocable decision upon appointment to accrue leave in the manner set forth in section 1:230 herein, or alternatively, as follows:

(1)

Five (5) weeks of paid leave for all purposes shall be granted per calendar year upon the employee's appointment and on January 1 of for each calendar year thereafter.

(2)

If the employee's initial appointment is after January 1 the employee's first year of leave shall be in proportion to the time remaining in the year. If the employee is on unpaid leave, workers compensation or suspension during any year, the annual accrual shall be adjusted accordingly.

(3)

All leave for the unclassified employees electing this option must be approved by his or her appointing authority and/or designee. Documents deemed necessary for such approval may be requested by the appointing authority and/or designee at any time.

(4)

No leave shall be carried over to the following year unless there are extraordinary circumstances which are approved prior to the ending of the year by the appointing authority; however, in no case may more than one (1) week be carried over.

(5)

Upon termination of employment for any reason, the employee (or in the case of death, the employee's heirs or estate) shall not be entitled to be paid for any unused leave. An employee who is eligible for retirement benefits may not exercise the option to convert any unused leave to retirement credits in accordance with the ordinance governing the retirement system of the city-parish.

(6)

An employee who is in the city-parish classified or unclassified service immediately prior to his or her appointment to an unclassified position which is in a pay range of 2300 or above shall not be eligible for this election.

(7)

Any employee hired in an unclassified position which is in a pay range of 2300 or above between June 1, 2015 and the effective date of this section shall have ten (10) days from the effective date to make his or her irrevocable decision.

(Ord. No. 16040, § 1, 8-12-15; Ord. No. 16144, § 1, 12-9-15)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 16040, § 1, adopted August 12, 2015, has been treated as repealing former § 1:231, and adding a new § 1:231. Former § 1:231 pertained to sick leave, and derived from the City Code of 1951, Title 1, § 234; the Parish Code of 1962, Title 1, § 234; and Ord. No. 13268, adopted May 11, 2005.