RES NO 08-02-2022 CITY OF VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO.Off --O;L-2022
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS,A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE REVISED PERSONNEL
HANDBOOK GOVERNING CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, AND REPEALING THE
EXISTING PERSONNEL HANDBOOK; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
MMREAS, it is necessary to update and revise the existing Personnel Handbook for the City of Van
Buren to conform to changes in law and policy;and
WHEREAS, a copy of the revised section, 5.1.1 POLICE DEPARTMENT in the Personnel Handbook
is attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and all employees shall receive a copy of the revised
personnel handbook page.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN,ARKANSAS,THAT:
SECTION 1: The revised Personnel Handbook for the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, section 5.1.1
POLICE DEPARTMENT, attached hereto as "Exhibit A" is hereby adopted and the
existing Personnel Handbook dated June 22,2022,is hereby repealed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt, by a vote of q for and 0 against,the foregoing Resolution at its regular meeting
held on the 22nd day of August 2022.
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ATTESTED: AP TO FORM:
Phyl isThomas ' Jacob H
City Clerk/Treasurer "tr City Attorney
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4.13 REFUSAL TO WORK
A City employee's commitment is to public service. Any work stoppage, slowdown, strike or other intentional
niterruption of the operations of the City shall cause the employee to forfeit his or her employment and result in the
termination of the employee from the City of Van Buren,as allowed by federal,state,and local law.
4.14 RESIGNATIONITERMINATION
Employees who wish to terminate their employment with the City of Van Buren are urged to notify the City at least
two (2)weeks in advance of their intended termination. Such notice should preferably be given in writing to the
employee's Department Head or supervisor. Although not required, proper notice generally allows the City
sufficient time to calculate all final accrued monies due the employee for his or her final paycheck.Without adequate
notice however,the employee may have to wait until after the end of the next normal pay period to receive such
payments. i
Employees who plan to retie are urged to provide the City with a minimum of two (2) months notice. This will
allow ample time for the processing of appropriate pension forms to ensure that retirement benefits to which an
employee may be entitled commence in a timely manner.
All employment relationships with the City of Van Buren are on an at-will basis.Thus, although the City of Van
Buren hopes that the relationship with employees are rewarding, the City reserves the right to terminate the
employment relationship of any employee at any time.
4.15 JOB DESCRIPTIONS
It shall be the responsibility of the Department Head to maintain a job description on file for each position in the
Department. The job description should include scope of responsibility,typical duties, qualifications, knowledge,
skills and abilities,physical demands and environment,and an employee acknowledgment.
CHAPTER 5
BENEFITS
5.1 VACATIONS
All vacation leave will accrue on the first day of each month. New employees will begin accruing vacation leave
on the first day of the first full month of employment.
5.1.1 POLICE DEPARTMENT
All uniformed employees of the Police Department shall accumulate vacation time at a rate of 10 hours for each
month of working service(15 days/3 weeks annually).A working day is defined for the purpose of this section as
eight(8)hours,regardless of the length of shift typically worked by the employee.After ten(10)years of service,
all uniformed employees shall accumulate vacation time at a rate of 13.34 hours for each month of working service
(20 days/4 weeks annually).
Officers who are hired as a specialized School Resource Officer shall accumulate and exhaust vacation time as
outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Van Buren Police District and the Van Buren School
District.
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