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CONSENT ITEM – 5H MEMORANDUM DATE: April 25, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Admin Services FROM: Amy Dietl, City Clerk SUBJECT: Approve Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees Background The Personnel Committee has been working on updating the Personnel Policy over the last year, and the new policy was adopted by the City Council at their regular meeting on February 29, 2016. Similarly, the City also has a Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees that was recently reviewed by the Personnel Committee and the City Attorney. The City Attorney has provided feedback and has made revisions to this document as outlined below. While seasonal employees are subject to the Personnel Policy, there are some exceptions to their eligibility for leave, insurance, seniority or educational benefits that are otherwise provided for in the Personnel Policy. The proposed updates to this handbook include outlining the benefit exceptions for seasonal employees as well as removing two sections of the handbook (Sexual Harassment and Respectful Workplace Behavior) as these topics are already addressed in the Personnel Policy. The Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees offers specific work-related guidelines and is meant to work in conjunction with the Personnel Policy. Upon being hiring, seasonal employees will be provided the Personnel Policy and the Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees and will be asked to sign an “Acknowledge Receipt” form for both documents. Recommendation The Personnel Committee recommends approving the Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees. Attachments Attachment A: Handbook for Public Works Seasonal Employees