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Vacation / Sick Leave for Wellness Policy <br />This policy offers employees who have been employed with the City for at least five (5) years of service an <br />option to use vacation leave and sick leave pay for approved wellness activities or deferred compensation. <br />Vacation Leave <br />Vacation leave will be paid at 100% of employee's wages at the time the request for payment is made and will <br />be available based on the employee's normal work schedule. Payment will only be paid for approved wellness <br />activities or deferred compensation. Employees may use vacation leave for wellness upon and through the <br />anniversary dates listed below; however, at no time will requests be considered that results in an accrued <br />vacation leave balance of less than five (5) days. <br />1. 6th anniversary through the 11th anniversary: : hours per year <br />2. 12th anniversary through the 17th anniversary: 16 hours per year <br />3. 18th anniversary and beyond:''` 24 hours per year <br />Sick Leave <br />Employees who have been employed with the city of Ramsey for at least five (5) years and who have accrued a <br />minimum sick leave balance of 300 hours will be allowed to use up to 24 hours of sick leave annually for <br />payment for approved wellness activities or deferred compensation. <br />Sick leave used for wellness activities will be paid according to the City's sick leave severance policy based on <br />the employee's years of service and wage at the time the request for payment is made. The City's sick leave <br />severance policy at the time of this writing is as follows: 33% after five years of service; 35% after 15 years of <br />service; 37% after 20 years of service; and 40% after 25 years of service. Once the benefit is received it is non- <br />reversible and the employee's sick leave accrual will be reduced by the number of hours claimed and/or <br />approved. <br />Vacation / Sick Leave Calculations <br />The number of eligible vacation leave hours is limited to either 8, 16, or 24 hours per year, as listed above. <br />Sick leave is limited to a maximum of 24 hours subject to the severance policy. For example, an employee with <br />six (6) years of service with the City may use eight (8) hours of vacation leave per year, plus up to 24 hours of <br />sick leave at their current percent of severance (33% in this case) subject to the terms described in the Sick <br />Leave section above. It is important for employees to be aware that the use of sick leave under this policy <br />reduces the accrued balance by 100% (up to 24 hours); yet the actual payment is reduced based on the current <br />percentage listed in the severance policy. <br />Eligible Wellness -Related Activities <br />Eligible vacation and/or sick leave for wellness activates include, but may not be limited to the following <br />activates which are designed to improve health: <br />a. Individual employee memberships in approved health clubs and/or a sum equal to an individual <br />membership for those employees holding family memberships which include the employee. An <br />approved health club would be one that provides facilities for aerobic and strength training <br />activities. <br />b. Complementary health approaches <br />