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MEMORANDUM CC: FM: RE: DT: Mayor Gilbertson Councilmember Beyer Councilmember Cich Councilmember Hardin Councilmember Peterson Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Kay McAloney, Personnel Coordinator Leave Without Pay June 17, 1991 At a recent Personnel Committee meeting there was discussion regarding leave of absence without pay. It was decided by the Personnel Committee that to remain consistent with past practices, leave without pay would be granted only after all accrued vacation, compensatory and sick time has been used. It was further discussed that the Personnel Committee would like to see a policy written and brought to them for review allowing an employee to 'save' up to 40 hours of sick time if used in the case of medical leave of absence. In the June 1991 issue of the Minnesota Cities magazine there was an article entitled "Leave without pay programs could lessen salary costs". The article states that because payroll costs are among the largest expenditures cities have, many cities are exploring possible ways to decrease payroll costs by laying off employees, restructuring jobs, or freezing salaries. Another method to decrease payroll costs is to allow employees to voluntarily take leave without pay. The article states that this type of program is currently being used by Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis has a similar program. Sherrie Le, Personnel Analyst for the League of Minnesota Cities states that this type of program works best if the employer allows time off only when the employee on leave would not have to be replaced. The city would not save any money, in fact would lose money, if required to pay overtime to another employee to cover for tm employee using the program. This memo is for informational and comparison purposes only.