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McAlester officials discuss clarifying and capping sick-leave bank created by Ordinance 2697
Summary
City staff told the council the sick-leave bank created by Ordinance 2697 in October 2020 is critically low (recently 677 hours) and recommended clearer eligibility rules, possible per-employee caps, and options to replenish the bank; staff will draft an amending ordinance for attorney and auditor review.
A city staff member told the McAlester City Council at a special meeting that the citys sick-leave bank, established by Ordinance 2697 in October 2020, has fallen to 677 hours and needs clearer rules and replenishment options.
The presentation, made at the councils Oct. 27 special meeting, explained the bank was created during the COVID-19 surge to allow employees who exhausted accrued leave to apply for time from a shared pool. The staff member said the banks balance was 710 hours when last checked and is now 677 hours, and that three employees used a combined 540 hours over the previous calendar year; 232 hours were donated two months ago.
"Our sick bank was created from this ordinance 2697," the city staff member said, noting the ordinances…
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