The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-23
SECTION w
PERSONNEL POLICY

SECTION w
PERSONNEL POLICY
I. Employment. Tribal employ.
ees shall be selected on the basis
of their qualifications, skill and
work habits. All new positions
or vacancies shall be advertised
in public places about the Reser.
walton for two weeks. From the
applications received and/or ap.
plications on hand, new employ.
ees shall be appointed. Appoint.
ments to permanent positions
shall be made by employee con.
tract and Tribal Council resolu.
ton. Appointments to temporary
positions shall be certified by the
Chairman, or in his absence by
the Vice-Chairman. Employment
of journeymen, persons for spe.
cial services and other similar
single and limited jobs shall be
approved by quorum of the Elk.
ecutive Committee. Whenever
feasible, employment for highly
specialized work or for perma.
nent services should be under the
terms of a contract approved by
the Tribal Council. g.
z. Job Sheets. All permanent
positions should first be support.
ed by a description of the duties
TO be performed. Such job sheets
shall be approved by the Tribal
Council and made a part of this
manual and the employees con.
tract. Job sheets to be reviewed
annually at budget meeting.
3. Medical Report. No new EN-
ployee may report for duty with.
out first having obtained a medi
cal clearance. Any employee in
jured while on duty must i'm
mediately report such injury to
the Executive Committee. A full
report of all injuries shall be
made by the Chairman to the
Tribal Council. at the next reg
ular or special meeting.
4. Pay. The rates of pay fol-
permanent positions shall be SCI
by the Tribal Council. This shall
include promotions, changes OF
duties, etc. Pay for temporary
journeymen or laborers shall be
set and approved by the Black
feet Tribal Council before being
placed into effect. All separa
tons, suspensions, demotions OF
other disciplinary action of per
manent employees shall be the
responsibility of the Council in
accordance with provisions of the
Blackfcet Civil Service Code. The
Action of the Tribal Council shall
be final. All separations or other
disciplinary action of temporary
or job employees shall be by the
Executive Committee with appro-
pirate report to the Tribal Coun.
Gil.
S. Hours OF Duty. Ordinarily
the basic work week shall con
sist of IS hours from 900 am
to 1900 noon, and from loo pm
to 500 pm, Monday through Fri,
day; however, there may be ex'
ceptions to this rule for programs
or enterprises requiring night
duties. In those instances where
a temporary exception to the reg
ular tour of duty is necessary the
Executive Committee and Com
mittee Chairmen are authorized
to set the tour of duty to include
necessary duties at night or on
Saturday or Sunday or other hol
idays. Overtime must be previous
" authorized by the Tribal Coun
Gil and approved by the full Elk
ecutive Committee.
All Tribal employees shall be
entitled to holidays on New
Years Day, Washington's Birth
day, Memorial Day, Indepen
dence Day, Labor Day, Armed
Forces Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and Good Friday
Length of vacation times and
other holidays to be set by Coun
Gil action.
Each permanent Tribal employ
ee shall be granted 10 days Of
annual leave during the first year
of employment and 2 additional
days for each succeeding year OF
service, but not to exceed 80 days
in the aggregate per year. Annual
leave shall be approved in ad
vance by the Executive Commit
tee and Tribal Treasurer. Annual
leave taken without advance per
mission shall be sufficient reason
for placing the employee in 9
leave without pay" status fol
the period of absence. If the EN-
ployee uses up his leave and ha:
to take more leave. he shall take
leave without pay.
Sick leave shall be allowed Tri
bal Employees in permanent job!
at the rate of 10 days year. In
the event sick leave is not used
il shall be accumulated up to 81
days. Unused sick leave cannot
be compensated for at the ter
mination CT employees service.