RESOLUTION NO. 362
AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES REGARDING CHANGES TO ACCRUALS AND HEALTH COVERAGE
Introduced: 6/10/24
By Personnel and Audit and Finance Committees:
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 136-b for 1999, as amended, this Honorable Body adopted the Rules and Regulations for Albany County Employees, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources has reviewed the Rules and Regulations for Albany County Employees, and has recommended numerous changes to the benefits provided, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner indicated that changes include establishing a paid parenting leave program for County employees, expanded surviving spouse coverage, amending the donated leave program for Albany County employees, and increasing the cap on liquidation of vacation accruals on separation, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that such changes will allow the County to better address recruitment and retention issues for positions throughout Albany County government, and
WHEREAS, Amendments to the Employee Rules and Regulations are necessary to effectuate said changes, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the Albany County Employee Rules and Regulations, adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 136-b for 1999, as amended, are hereby amended as follows:
Article VI Section L is hereby amended as follows:
"L. Donated Leave Program. A regular employee absent from work, due to personal illness or due to the need to provide care to an immediate family member (as defined by FMLA) suffering from a serious health condition, and who has exhausted all accumulated sick, personal, floating holiday, compensatory time and vacation leave credits may apply to the Department of Human Resources to participate in the Albany County Leave Donation Program. This program authorizes the County to solicit an employee's cowork...
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