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Exempt Employee: Any employee excluded from overtime and compensatory time off provisions under the Minnesota and Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act): FICA is the federal requirement that a certain amount be automatically withheld from employees' earnings. Specifically, FICA requires an employee to contribute a percentage for Social Security and Medicare. The City contributes a matching percentage on behalf of each employee. Certain employees are exempt or partially exempt from these withholdings (e.g., police officers). Fiscal Year: The period from January 1 to December 31. Full -Time Employee: Employees required to work forty (40) or more hours per week, year-round, in an ongoing position. In accordance with federal health care reform laws, the City offers health insurance benefits to eligible employees and their dependents that work on average or are expected to work 30 or more hours per week or the equivalent of 130 hours or more per month. To comply with health care reform laws, while avoiding penalties, part-time employees will be scheduled according to business needs in a manner that maintains their intended part-time status. Hours of Operation: City Hall's hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In Good Standing: City employees may resign at any time, for any reason. To be considered "in good standing" upon resignation, an employee must submit a written notice to their Department Head, at least 14 days before the resignation date. Department Heads wishing to resign "in good standing" should provide as much notice as possible, with a minimum of 30 days. Failure to comply with the 14-day or 30-day notice requirement may result in denial of future City employment and sick leave termination benefits. Non -Exempt Employee: Employees covered by the federal or state Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Non-exempt employees are generally eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time off at 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for all hours worked over forty (40) in any given workweek. Part -Time Employee: Employees who are required to work less than forty (40) hours per week year-round in an ongoing position. In accordance with federal health care reform laws, the City offers health insurance benefits to eligible employees and their dependents who work or are expected to work an average of 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month. In order to comply with the health care reform law, while avoiding penalties, part-time employees will be scheduled with business needs, which ensures positions retain part-time status under which is intended. Pay Period: A fourteen (14) day period beginning at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on Saturday through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, fourteen (14) days later. PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association): A statewide pension program in which all City employees meeting program requirements must participate in accordance with Minnesota law. Both the City and the employee contribute to the employee's retirement account. Probationary Employees: An employee working within a six- or twelve-month period at the start of employment with the City (or at the beginning of a promotion, reassignment, or transfer) unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement stating a different time frame. An employee serving the initial probationary period may be disciplined at the sole discretion of the City, up to and 71Page