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Council adopts employee-manual update clarifying funeral honors eligibility
Summary
Resolution No. 26-R-08 updating the City of Rolling Meadows Employee Manual was adopted unanimously; Alderperson O’Brien clarified that eligibility for Funeral Honors Detail requires training and either active/retired U.S. armed forces status or classification as an 'authorized provider' under 820 ILCS 151/5.
The City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 26-R-08, which updates the Rolling Meadows Employee Manual. Alderperson O’Brien pulled the item from the consent agenda for separate consideration, moved adoption, and provided a clarification about eligibility for Funeral Honors Detail.
Alderperson O’Brien stated that to qualify for Funeral Honors Detail, the employee must be trained to participate and must either be (i) an active or retired member of the armed forces of the United States, including a reserve component or the Illinois National Guard; or (ii) an 'authorized provider,' as that term is defined within the Military Leave Act, 820 ILCS 151/5. The roll-call vote was seven in favor, zero opposed.
The minutes record the council's clarification of eligibility criteria tied to state statute language; no additional benefits or fiscal impacts were recorded for this update.
