Spokane Municipal Code

Title 03 Administration and Personnel

Chapter 03.13 Loaned Employees

Section 03.13.040 Written Agreement Required for Loan of Employee; Mandatory Terms

1. With the exception of law enforcement task forces, any loan of a City employee must be accompanied and governed by a written agreement, which must be approved by the City Council prior to the start of any work to be performed by a loaned City employee.

2. Agreements providing for the loan of City employees shall specify, at a minimum, the following terms of the employee loan:

1. 1. The duration of the loan, which shall not exceed one 180-day period, unless otherwise extended;

1. 2. The activities the loaned employee will conduct for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity and the approximate number of hours each week which those activities shall require;

1. 3. the name of the person who will supervise work the loaned employee will undertake for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity;

1. 4. that the borrowing entity shall, each month during the duration of the employee loan, pay to the City an hourly fee based on the number of hours actually worked by the loaned employee for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity, reflecting the total cost of the loaned employee’s regular compensation;

1. 5. That the borrowing entity shall keep and maintain a daily time report showing the hours worked by the loaned employee for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity

1. 6. That neither the City of Spokane, nor the loaned employee, shall have any obligation to pay for or provide any training, travel, use of a city vehicle, or any equipment the loaned employee requires in order to carry out the duties required for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity under the agreement, which costs shall be the sole responsibility of the borrowing entity;

1. 7. The agreement shall specify that during the term of the employee loan, the employee remains a regular employee of the City of Spokane for all purposes other than the specific work to be done for the direct benefit of the borrowing entity including, without limitation, collective bargaining, worker’s compensation, vacation and leave accrual, and employee benefits; and

1. 8. standard dispute resolution provisions and all other provisions required by federal, state, or local law.

3. The City Council may, by resolution, waive any of the provisions of SMC 03.13.040(B)(1)-(6).

Date Passed: Monday, August 26, 2019

Effective Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

ORD C35789 Section 1