of sick leave. The City Manager is authorized to promulgate such performance criteria and to approve such buy backs if, in his opinion, such criteria have been met. Under special circumstances, the City Manager may permit eligible employees to convert additional accumulated vacation over and above the maximum number of days enumerated above. Any decision on vacation conversion by the City Manager shall be his exclusive management right and shall be final. Since vacation conversion is compensation to the employee, it shall be subject to all of the applicable rules and provisions relative to the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Ohio.

RETIREMENT. The following provision shall apply concerning the conversion of sick leave unused at the time of retirement into retirement pay:

a.
Any employee who is eligible for retirement under the provisions of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F), or any other plan of the State of Ohio or the city of Oakwood, will be compensated for accumulated sick leave of sixty days or more at the time of retirement, upon the basis of one day's pay for every three days of sick leave.
b.
If the employee has accumulated one hundred twenty days of sick leave or more, he or his beneficiary will be compensated at retirement or death at one day's pay for each two days of sick leave, on the same terms as outlined above, but in place of the formula outlined above.

MANAGEMENT BANQUET - CLERICAL AND OFFICE LUNCHEON - COFFEE. The council may from time to time, elect to give a Management Banquet for its management personnel and guests. The City Manager is authorized to furnish coffee or other amenities, from time to time, for office use at the location designated by him; and is also authorized to furnish a special luncheon for the office personnel, from time to time.

AUTOMOBILES. In the event a City employee must use his or her own personal vehicle in the conduct of official City business, the employee shall receive a mileage allowance equal to the Internal Revenue Service optional mileage allowance for each mile driven while engaged in such official business provided, however, that:

a.
The employee has prior permission of his or her respective department head to utilize his or her own vehicle; and
b.
Requests for reimbursement are filed on a monthly basis, not later than the last working day of each month. If, however, an employee’s official business necessitates his or her absence from the City at month's end, he or she may file his or her reimbursement request immediately upon his or her return.

The City Manager, at his or her sole discretion, shall have the right to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the use of both City vehicles and employees’ personal vehicles on City business. The City Manager may also designate those employees who are subject to said rules and regulations and may determine which employees are authorized for personal use of city vehicles.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND DUTIES. All compensation and fringe benefits referred to in this Schedule shall be paid and granted upon the basis of each employee performing the duties described in the job specification for each position, as those specifications may be amended from time to time, and in accordance with applicable state and federal requirements. Should an employee be hired with exceptional or professional skills, compensation paid to the employee may be increased by authorization from the City Manager.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION. The City is hereby authorized to enter into deferred compensation plans for any of its management, office, and clerical personnel. As additional compensation to the City Manager, the City Council may approve the payment of deferred compensation annually to the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program.

CONTRACT PERSONNEL AS OPPOSED TO CITY EMPLOYEES. The City Manager is authorized to fill any of the positions listed in this Personnel Schedule by contract, as opposed to using employees of this City. When this occurs, the term of that contract will apply, up to the maximum allowed by this Schedule.