Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. V, ch. 116, pt. 15 — FULL TIME AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT | Jacksonville Ordinance Code (Supp. No. 6, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-492-E, enacted July 28, 2026) — City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 116.1501 Definitions.

Sec. 116.1501. - Definitions. The following definitions of employment status are hereby established: (a) Regular Full-time. A budget allocated position requiring 40 hours of work per week on a regular and recurring basis. (b) Temporary Full-time. A full-time temporary position required for less than six months on a special assignment or to replace an employee on leave. (c) Regular Part-time. A position routinely requiring fewer than 25 hours of work per week (50 hours per pay period) on a regular and recurring basis. (d) Seasonal. A position routinely requiring full-time or part-time work for a limited time not to exceed six-months, during specified times of the year. (Ord. 2005-338-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 116.1502 Limitations on employment and use of "temporary" employees.

Sec. 116.1502. - Limitations on employment and use of "temporary" employees. Effective October 1, 2005, unless exempted below, no employee shall be hired in a temporary status except under one of the circumstances described below: (a) Temporary Full-time Status: An employee may be hired to work 40 hours per week for a maximum of six months. Such employees will be automatically terminated from service at the conclusion of six months full-time employment. For those temporary employees hired prior to enactment of this ordinance, the six months will commence as of October 1, 2005. Any temporary full-time employee who knowingly and voluntarily requests, in writing, to remain on Temporary Full-time Status after six months, may do so with concurrence of the Department, upon completion of a form created for City-wide use by the Employee Services Department, backed up by supporting documentation, which demonstrates that the employee has acted on his or her own initiative, voluntarily, without coercion, and that there exists a tangible economic benefit to the employee by remaining on temporary status. (b) Regular Part-time Status: An employee may be hired to work up to 50 hours per pay period (an average of 25 hours per week) for an indefinite period. (c) Seasonal Status: An employee may be hired on a full-time or part-time basis for a limited time not to exceed six-months, for seasonal work limited to certain periods of the year. (d) Exemption: The provisions of this Section, including the hours per week cap identified in Section 116.1502(a) and (b), shall not apply to: (i) Any temporary full-time employee who is a retired pensioner of the City authorized by Chapters 120 or 121 to continue to receive pension payments upon reemployment by the City; (ii) Civilian bailiffs in the Office of the Sheriff; (iii) Any employees of Cecil Aquatic Center or any future indoor aquatic center created by the City; (iv) Any full or part-time students working for the Clerk of Court; or (v) Any temporary and/or part time employee working for the Supervisor of Elections, for work performed during the period beginning eight weeks before and ending two weeks after an election conducted by the Supervisor of Elections. (Ord. 2005-338-E, § 1; Ord. 2005-1461-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-175-E, § 2; Ord. 2022-412-E, § 1)