Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/26/2024

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Employees are eligible for carry over of accrued unused ESST into the following year, but the total of ESST carry over hours shall not exceed 80 hours. For the purpose of accumulating additional traditional sick leave and ESST, an employee using earned vacation leave, paid holidays, compensatory time or sick leave is considered to be working. Regular part-time employees shall be entitled to combined traditional sick leave and earned sick and safe time computed by converting their part-time employment to equivalent adjusted full-time service. Sick Leave for Wellness (Non union and AFSCME Employees Only) T e of for Wellne� o �. ployees who have been employed with the eity-ef Dam rs and who have accrued a minimum sick leave balanee-e-f 300 hours will be allowed to use up to 21 hours of sick leave annually crash payment for approved wellness activities, described below. Sick leave used for wellness activities will be paid according to the City's sick leave severance schedule based on the employee's years of service and wage at the time the request for payment is made. The City's severance schedule at the time of this writing is as follows: 3 3 % after five years of service; 35% after 15 years of service; 37% after 20 years of service; and 10% after 25 years of service. Once the benefit is received it is non reversible and the employee's sick leave accrual will be reduced by tho number of hours claimed and/or approved. Income Taxes and Effect to Sick Leave Accruals Payments other than to deferred compensation will be taxable income to the employee and subj ect to all applicable taxation requirem Required Documentation Requests for using sick leave for wellness activities will be accepted twico annually, from June-1- 15 and Decc nbcr 1 15. Such requests will be processed in July and December, respectively, unless otherwise indicated. An activity for which payment is requested must have occurred in the same calendar year in which the request for payment is made. All olaims-shall be -submitted to Human Resources via a Sick Leave for Wellness Request Form accompanied by proper documentation for each soy Approved Medical and Dental Expenses Sick leave may be used to pay employees for the employee's medicfal and dental expenses not covered by the City's insurance plans. Accumulated sick leave used for this purpose will be paid according to the City's sick leave severance schedule based on the employee's years of service and wage at the time the request for payront is made. To receive the payment, the employee will fill out a Siok L ave for Wellness Request Form and submit proof of the expense to Human Resources. Approved Wellness Related Activities 361Page Commented [CL24]: To be discussed with the City Council.