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<br />RICHARD A. MERRIIL . <br />. DARRBLLA.JENSEN <br />JBF,llREY S. JOHNSON <br />RUSSBLLH. CROWDER <br />JON RI!.RICKSON <br />moMAS RMALONB <br />MICHAEL F. HURLBY <br />HERMAN L TAIJ.R . <br />CHARLBS M. SEYKORA <br />DANIEL D. GAN'l"ER, JR. <br />BEVBRJX 1<. DODGE <br />]AMES D. HOBFT <br />JOAN M. QUADE <br />JOHN T. BUCHMAN <br />SCOTI M. LEPAK <br /> <br />BGS <br /> <br />S'I1M!N O. TIlORSON <br />El.1ZABB1li A. SCHADING <br />WILLIAM F. HtJBPNBR <br />BRAI>l.EY A. KIEI'SCHER <br />KRISTI Ro RILEY <br />WIi.uAM D. SIBGBL <br />)llNNIFBR C. nnJUBN SMITH <br />MATI'.HBW A. KOROOI <br />EDWARD (TBD) R SHEU <br />TIMOlHYD. ERB <br />KAREN 1<. KURm <br />ANOBlAM. SAMBC <br /> <br />ReIh4 <br />ROBERr A. GUZY <br /> <br />BERNARD B. STBFF.EN <br />1931-2002 <br /> <br />Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. <br /> <br />ATIORNBYS AT LAW <br />. 400 Northtown Financial Plaza <br />200 Coon Rapids Boulevard <br />. Minneapolis, MN 55433~5894 <br />(763) 780~85oo FAX (763) 780~1777 <br />1 ~800422~3486 <br />. wwW.bgslaw.com <br /> <br />Writer's Direct Line: (763) 783-5129 <br />Internet E-Mail Address:slepak@bgslaw.com <br /> <br />December 17, 2004 <br /> <br />Teresa Bender <br />City of Centerville <br />1880 Main Street <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />DEe 2 0 ZOa4 <br /> <br />RE: Request for Opinion <br /> <br />Dear~".B:end~r~..;! -:: l:'~ ~::.. .. .. ..:: '. ':,. ......: .:: ':.' .:~r':.H <br /> <br />. ., .. <br /> <br />~~~. ~~~~;f.~~:;~~;~~W~~'~~ ~ is~~~elated.tO th~Ci~~'$ 'pe~sonai.~i~~:~ff'(PrO)~: y ~~: <br /> <br />indlcated that the City granted your request to be paid for accrued and unused time off in <br />December of2003. The current issue involves interpretation of several different actions by the <br />City Council and application of the City's Personnel Policies. The initial provision provides for <br />a PTO limitation and buy down to be effective at the end of2004. This provision provides as <br />follows: . <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Paar to <br />revise the City's Personnel Policy to convert the traditional. schedule for sick and vacation <br />accrued leave to a Personal Time Off (PTO) accrual schedule; limiting accrual to 22 days <br />by year-end; and designating 2004 as a grace period whereby employees with more than <br />22 days in accrued leave shall use the time or cash out those hours to bring the balance to <br />22 days by 12/31/2004. . <br /> <br />. . <br />. s'.'. .. . . ' <br />In d,et~rmining the. atJ;lO\JIlt .of-and thepayn,.ent .for the "cash .ouf'" s~Qtj.9n.8...3). S'p~Qivis~o~.7 :in. ... ..... . . . <br />" - tIfe City-P.ersonrlel Pdltciesprovides 'ihatt1fe'rate~6fvacation'paYWill t)(rthe~employeb"Sregiilar"' ,~="~"~~,-~, <br /> <br />rate of pay :in. effect on the date immediately preceding the employee's vacation. . . <br /> <br />..:,#.:: .. <br /> <br />Established 1938-An BOPJAA Employer <br />