2009-12-09 Addn'l Handout from Mtg.

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12 -09 -09 (C) For participating employees, unused PTO at termination shall be paid into an employee's Health Care Savings Plan. See Appendix A for details. 8.4 Donation of Personal Leave General: With the expressed written approval of the City Council, City Employees may donate accrued PTO in one -hour increments to fellow Employees experiencing extended time off due to a serious medical problem or condition and who have no accumulated PTO or compensatory time. The use of this donated personal leave must be approved by the Department Head and the City Administrator and will be converted to the receiving Employee's hourly rate. This subdivision does not apply to part-time, temporary or seasonal positions. The donation of personal leave from one Employee to another shall be subject to the additional following terms and conditions. (A) A written request to donate personal leave must be made to the City Council via the City Administrator. (B) The City Administrator shall have the right to deny use of donated personal leave or limit its use in the best interests of the City. 9. LEAVES OF ABSENCE 9.1 Unpaid Leave General: The City Administrator may authorize an unpaid leave of absence for up to ten (10) days. Unpaid leaves of absence for greater periods must be authorized by the City Council. Decisions on unpaid leave of absence requests will normally take into consideration the Employee's performance, length of service and the general interest of the City. No Employee benefits will be earned by an Employee while on unpaid leave of absence and an Employee will not accrue or be paid holiday pay or PTO leave while on leave of absence. Leave of absence hours will not count toward seniority and all accrued PTO must normally be used before an unpaid leave of absence will be approved. 9.2 Medical Leave General: Full -time employees may take of to six (6) weeks of unpaid leave for reasons relating to family and medical care. Eligible Uses: Eligible Employees can take up to six (6) workweeks of unpaid leave during a twelve (12) month period to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or newly - placed foster child; care for a spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition; or care for themselves during a serious health condition. A serious health condition is defined as: (A) An illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves either inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider for three (3) or more consecutive days; Page 18 of 50 Adopted _ ,2009