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Hewitt council reviews major update to employee policy manual, including new AI and leave rules
Summary
Council staff presented a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s employee policy manual, adding new policies on AI use, an expanded part‑time sick‑leave proposal, updated payroll and overtime rules, and other changes; council asked clarifying questions and the manual will be posted for acknowledgement by staff and employees.
City staff presented a comprehensive update to Hewitt’s employee policy manual during the March 16 workshop, outlining changes intended to modernize procedures, ensure legal compliance and improve clarity across departments. The presentation cited outside peer review and legal review and highlighted multiple new policies and revised language intended to reduce organizational risk.
The presenter said the update was driven by changes in law and by organizational needs and that it had been reviewed by HR peers and the city manager. Major additions and revisions include a violence‑free workplace policy revised to comply with House Bill 915, a new Crown Act policy to comply with House Bill 567, a GINA reference protecting genetic…
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