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Council reviews updated employee handbook with new AI, parental-leave and remote-work policies
Summary
Council received a first reading of a consolidated employee handbook that adds an Artificial Intelligence policy, four weeks of paid parental leave, remote-work guidelines, sick-leave rollover rules, and other updates; final action expected Jan. 6, 2025.
Council members and staff reviewed a consolidated City Employee Handbook during the Dec. 16 meeting; the draft incorporates policies previously in a separate policy manual and adds provisions recommended by legal counsel.
City Administrator Kristi Northcutt and staff described the proposed additions, including an Artificial Intelligence policy governing use of AI in official duties, a timekeeping/reporting policy tied to the new InCode10 timekeeping system, a floating holiday to replace Good Friday, sick-leave rollover rules allowing up to 40 hours to move to vacation under specified balances, four weeks of paid parental leave for birth or adoption, a remote-work policy for eligible positions, and new work-hour limitations. Council took no vote on the handbook and asked staff to incorporate feedback into a final draft for the Jan. 6, 2025 meeting.
No formal policy change was adopted at this meeting; the item remains at first reading pending council feedback and legal review.
