HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 10-90 - 1/23/1990 - PERSONNEL RULES & REGS AMENDEDRESOLUTION NO. 10-90
A RESOLUTION AMENDING ARTICLE IX DISCIPLINE, RULES AND
EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES OF THE PERSONNEL RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage,
State of Illinois:
Section 1: That Article IX, Discipline, Rules and Employee
Communication Procedures of the Personnel Rules and Regulations of the
Village of Elk Grove Village be and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following:
SECTION 9.23 RIGHTS TO DISCOVERIES:
All discoveries, inventions, improvements, formulas,
concepts, devices, writings or other intellectual
property, whether or not subject to patent or copy-
right laws, which employees shall conceive solely or
jointly with others, in the course or scope of his/
her employment with the Village, or with the Village's
materials or facilities, shall be the sole and exclusive
property of the Village of Elk Grove Village without
further compensation to the employee.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6
PASSED this 23rd
APPROVED this 23rd
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
day of January , 1990.
day of January , 1990.
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
PROPERTY RIGHTS/OWNERSHIP POLICY AND AGREEMENT
Any employee of, or consultant or contractor for, the Village
of Elk Grove Village who develops or invents:
a) computer programs in all forms;
b) new techniques for using computer, electronic,
radio, telephonic or other hardware;
c) a new process, procedure or use of equipment
automatically assigns all ownership rights to the Village of
Elk Grove Village if any one or more of the following criteria
are met:
- developed using Village equipment, supplies, faci-
lities or resources
- developed within the scope of the Village employment
or contractual relationship
- copyrighted for the Village
- incorporates or uses Village information, research
and/or development
- not developed under a contract which specifically
assigns rights to the consultant or contractor
An employee may not sell, license or transfer a development
or invention that meets one or more of the above criteria unless
approved and authorized by the Village of Elk Grove Village. Con-
sultants or contractors for the Village must have a contractual
agreement with the Village prior to the sale, license or other
transfer of included inventions, processes or developments.
Municipalities or other entities wishing to acquire software
programs or applications developed by Village employees in the
scope of his/her employment or by Village consultants/contractors,
may be only provided copies of such programs or applications pur-
suant to a license agreement with the Village.
Any Village employee, consultant or contractor who develops
or invents software, applications, new processes or equipment
independent of the limitations stated above:
- may not use that software, application, process or
equipment on Village equipment or property without
prior approval from the Village Manager and must
give the Village a permanent right to its use.
- maintains all rights of ownership, including all
profits from and retains any and all liabilities
arising out of or in connection with the software.
- may retain the right to market this development or
invention. The Village will not support marketing
using Village equipment, supplies or time unless
contractually agreed upon. The Village shall not
claim any profits or accept any liabilities resul-
ting from this marketing and thus employees should
not sell to firms, businesses, companies, corpora-
tions, municipalities or others who perform services
or supply products to the Village of Elk Grove Village.
- will not be able to consult or assist purchasers
while on Village time nor use Village equipment,
supplies or facilities.
This policy will be enforced in all matters as referred to
above regardless of an employee's current or future job classi-
fication or position within the Village.
The above Policy Statement/Agreement was approved by Resolu-
tion No. 10-90 , duly adopted on the 23rd day of January
1990 by the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Elk Grove Village.