§ 2-1087. Deductions from compensation.

(a)

Authority of director of finance. The director of finance is hereby empowered to withhold all or any part of compensation due any officer or employee of the city when:

(1)

Authorized by the employee in writing to withhold stated amounts for union dues for employees who are in bargaining units with unions having a written work agreement with the city. Such authorization for union dues deductions shall be revocable in accordance with the provisions of the work agreement then in effect.

(2)

Authorized in writing by the officer or employee to withhold stated amounts for credit unions, charitable contributions, group insurance or group prepayment plans for health, accident, hospitalization and death benefits, voluntary pension plans, purchase plans for tickets to professional, cultural and athletic series, and United States savings bonds; and when the number of employees authorizing any such individual deduction is sufficient in the opinion of the director of finance and the human resources committee to justify the practice. The authorizations for such deductions as are provided for in this subsection shall remain in force and constitute authority for such deductions until revoked, in writing, by the officer or employee.

(3)

Required by the laws of the United States of America, the state or this municipality for income taxes, federal old-age and survivors insurance contributions, proceedings in bankruptcy, executions in satisfaction of judgment, levies made by the United States of America, and compulsory pension system contributions.

(4)

An officer or employee is indebted to the city for delinquent personal taxes or other obligations.

(b)

Effect. After deductions of such items as are mentioned in subsection (a) of this section, the officer or employee shall be entitled to receive only the amount of compensation due less the amount of such deductions.

(c)

Disposition of deductions for purchase of United States bonds. The director of finance shall deposit the amounts deducted for the purchase of United States bonds in a special trust fund to the credit of the respective officers and employees so authorizing such deductions. Whenever accumulated credits of any such officer or employee are sufficient to purchase United States bonds, the director of finance shall purchase such bonds for the account of such officer or employee. From time to time, in order to balance the compensation account of any city employee, the director of finance may issue a warrant payable to such employee sufficient to balance such account. The trust fund so established shall be deemed one of the funds of the city, protected and secured by any official bond of the director of finance or the city treasurer.

(d)

Disposition of other deductions. Deductions made for insurance, charities, credit unions, pension funds, union dues and ticket purchase plans shall within 15 days be remitted to the fund or organization designated to receive such deduction.

(Admin. Code 1967, § A8.6; Ord. No. 32260, 1-21-66; Ord. No. 45485, 5-23-75; Ord. No. 971285, § 4, 9-18-97)

Charter reference

Assignment of salaries prohibited, § 476.