(1) Any employee of the Denver health system who is an employee of the city on the transfer date may elect to remain a city employee or may elect to become an employee of the authority. An employee may elect to become an employee of the authority at any time on or after the transfer date but may not thereafter return to the city's personnel system while employed by the authority. No city employee shall be discriminated against in training, promotion, retention, assignment of duties, granting of rights and benefits, or any other personnel action. Promotion or a change in position shall not be contingent upon the employee becoming an employee of the authority.
Any employee of the authority who elects to remain a city employee shall retain allrights and privileges which are applicable to such employee's position.
In the case of any dispute involving a city employee who is a member of the citypersonnel system, the authority shall agree to accept resolution of all disciplinary appeals or other employment disputes governed by the city's system according to the rules and procedures applicable to members of the city's personnel system.
Any city employee who elects to become an employee of the authority shall receivecredit from the authority for sick leave and annual leave accrued while employed by the city, the cash equivalent of all or part of such leave, or a combination of credit or cash equivalent, all in accordance with a written agreement between the city and the authority.
The authority shall establish and administer its own personnel program, including awage and benefit structure, for authority employees.
Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 660, § 1, effective April 19.