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Council takes first read on employee handbook updates including new discretionary leave and retirement adjustments
Summary
Council heard a first reading of an ordinance updating the employee handbook to add a 56-hour discretionary leave, change the definition of full-time to 36 hours, and correct retirement-matching language for the MissionSquare plan; staff recommended approval and the item will return for a later vote.
The council took a first reading of an ordinance amending the employee handbook, with staff highlighting several substantive changes including a new discretionary leave benefit, an adjusted full-time-hours definition, and a clarification to the city's retirement-match program.
Lisa Addington, chief of staff, said the handbook is updated annually and summarized the main changes. "The first addition is to our conflict of interest…
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