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Session 1120, Minutes December 15, 1975 Page 14 the same vacation basis: if the vacation period for the basic 40 hour em- ployee goes up or changes, the same ratio would be adjusted for the fire- fighters and others working more than a 40 hour week. Mr. Douglas Nord, a member of the University City Fire Department, spoke in opposition to the proposed change, and felt that the recommendation of the Civil Service Board should be supported by the Council. Upon vote, the motion made earlier by Councilman Lieberman and seconded by Councilman Glickert, was unanimously adopted. Councilman Lieberman said that under the Civil Service Rule X, paragraph 5, which is titled "Sick Leave", he does not recommend any changes in the first two paragraphs, but he recommends two additional paragraphs to be in- serted, as follows: "Effective January 1, 1976, all references to the previous stated rate of sick leave accrual are for regular employees working five days per week on an approximate 40 hour per week schedule. Sick leave shall be computed on a proportionate basis for regular em- ployees whose average work week is more or less than 40 hours. In an effort to further equalize the sick leave benefits amongst all full time city employees, Firefighters, Fire Captains and Ambulance Drivers who work a schedule fewer than 5 days per calendar week and have as of December 31, 1975 sick leave days accumulated shall have said number of days reduced and posted to their sick leave accumulation account on January 1, 1976 in an amount equal to 7/15 of their December 31, 1975 totals. Maxi- mum accumulation of unused sick leave after January 1, 1976 for Firefighters, Fire Captains, and Ambulance Drivers may not total more than 42 working days." Councilman Lieberman moved adoption of the change of the Sick Leave portion of the Civil Service Pules, as set out above. Motion was seconded by Coun- cilman Adams. City Manager Ellman explained'that this pertains to the Sick Leave benefit program which will be treated on a formula similar to the Annual Leave benefit. The 7/15 represents the fraction which one derives when one con- verts 90 days of eight hours of a day into a 24 hour day relationship. Mr. Walsh opposed the change, and appealed to the Council to allow the Sick Leave provision in the Civil Service Rules to remain as it is. He was followed by Mr. Joseph McMahon, president of the International Firefighters Association, who also spoke in opposition to any change and stressed that the change is unfair and inconsistent. He mentioned pending legislation on the F.L.S.A. now before the Supreme Court. Councilman Werner discussed the objective in detail, explaining the thinking behind the proposed change. Mr. Arthur Valentine and Captain Michael Toomey, members of the University City Fire Department, were strongly opposed to the change. They expressed the feeling that they are disillusioned and disappointed in the Council's action this evening. The Mayor called attention to the motion and second on the floor. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously.