Sec. 116.905. - Payroll deductions.

No employee shall be entitled to a payroll deduction from his or her salary or wage except: (a) Deductions provided by law. (b) Deductions provided for by collective bargaining agreement and deductions for the same purposes for the benefit of employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. (c) Deductions for insurance premiums for current City-sponsored insurance plans. (d) Deductions for other insurance premiums that were either in effect as of July 1, 2024 or are for a union-sponsored insurance plan, subject to the following limitations: (1) For the purpose of this subsection, payee shall include and be limited only to the insurance company, as insurance company is defined in the State Insurance Code, that is underwriting the policy or an agent of the insurance company when the agent shall have furnished sufficient evidence to the Director of Finance and Administration to enable the Director to determine that the agent is authorized to bind the insurance company. (2) Except for union-sponsored insurance plans, deductions for the benefit of any payee shall be unlimited so long as no change to a deduction is requested by the employee or payee and at least 100 employees have in effect deductions for the benefit of that payee, but if, at any time, the total number of deductions in effect for the benefit of a payee falls below 100 on any payroll date, the Director of Finance may discontinue all payroll deductions for such payee. (3) All deductions shall be made twice monthly by the Department of Finance, and the deductions so made shall be remitted by the Department of Finance to the proper payees. (4) No payee shall sell, assign or otherwise transfer its payroll deduction without the prior written consent of the Director of Finance and Administration. (5) Newly hired employees shall not be entitled to any deductions for insurance premiums other than for City-sponsored insurance plans during their probationary period of employment. (6) Except for union-sponsored insurance plans, deductions shall be subject to an administrative service fee set by the Director of Finance in an amount reasonably estimated to reimburse the City for its costs, which amount may be deducted from the total of the payment remitted. In the event such costs are not reimbursed to the City for a period of time exceeding 90 days, such deduction shall be discontinued. (e) Deductions for the dues of the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Inc. or the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters. All costs associated with the processing and implementation of the payroll deduction authorized for the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Inc. or the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters or the Police Charity Fund shall be reimbursed to the City by that organization. The Director of Finance is directed to calculate the costs and collect reimbursement from the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Inc. and the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters, respectively, on a periodic basis (not less frequently than quarterly). In the event the costs are not reimbursed to the City for a period of time exceeding 90 days, the payroll deductions for either the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Inc. or the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters or the Police Charity Fund, respectively, shall be discontinued. (f) Deductions under an assignment of earnings executed by an employee to satisfy a child support or alimony debt. (g) Deductions for the payment of monthly and quarterly parking permits in City-owned/operated parking facilities and non-city-owned/operated parking facilities providing parking to not less than 25 employees of any one or more agencies of the City for the purpose of providing parking to such employees during their City working hours. (h) Deductions for City-authorized wellness programs. (i) Deductions for voluntary contributions to the Police Death Benefit. (j) Deductions for dues to the Retired Employees Association. (k) Deductions for voluntary contributions to the Firefighter Benefits Fund. (l) Deductions for voluntary contributions to existing police charities. (m) Deductions for voluntary contributions to United Way. (Ord. 72-1138-504, § 1; Ord. 72-1235-551, § 1; Ord. 73-577-173, § 1; Ord. 73-1379-717, § 1; Ord. 77-690-506, § 1; Ord. 78-267-45, § 1; Ord. 78-374-158, § 1; Ord. 80-748-384, § 4; Ord. 82-93-26, § 1; Ord. 83-222-140, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 83-867-443, § 1; Ord. 84-27-19, § 1; Ord. 85-462-209, § 1; Ord. 85-798-422, § 1; Ord. 86-346-177, § 1; Ord. 87-1176-657, § 1; Ord. 88-992-498, § 1; Ord. 88-1414-702, § 1; Ord. 91-496-255, § 1; Ord. 91-595-265, § 1; Ord. 93-984-415, § 1; Ord. 93-1262-765, § 1; Ord. 94-192-122, § 1; Ord. 94-1136-611, § 1; Ord. 97-394-E, § 1; Ord. 97-1070-E, § 1; Ord. 1999-1076-E, § 1; Ord. 2002-1138-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16; Ord. 2024-367-E , § 1) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization. Note— Former § 106.105 .