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14.2 An EMPLOYEES accrued or "banked" vacation leave must be equal to or less than two times the yearly accrual by December 31' of each year; any accruals exceeding this amount will be forefeited. 14.3 Vacation leave may be used as earned subject to approval by the department head at the time at which it may be taken. 14.4 Any EMPLOYEE leaving the municipal service in good standing after giving a proper notice of at least fourteen days advance notice of such termination of employment, shall be compensated for vacation leave accrued and unused to the date of separation. 14.5 For the purpose of accumulating additional vacation leave, an EMPLOYEE using earned vacation leave, Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) leave or paid holidays is considered to be working. ARTICLE FIFTEEN (15) EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME (ESST) 15.1 Effective January 1, 2025, all accrued and accumulated sick leave shall be designated as Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), under Minnesota Statutes §§ 181.9445-181.9448, as amended and shall be administered in accordance with the ESST statutes. Waiver. The weather event provision in the statutory ESST law outlined in Minnesota Statute Section 181.9447, subdivision 1, clause (4) is waived as to its application for all positions in the bargaining unit Every probationary, regular, and part-time EMPLOYEE is entitled to ESST with pay. For full-time employees ESST shall accrue at the rate of eight (8) hours for each calendar month of full-time service or major fraction thereof. Part-time EMPLOYEES shall accrue sick leave on a pro-rata basis, but no less than one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours worked. Earned Sick and Safe Time may be accumulated to a maximum of 960 hours and may be granted in units of not less than 15 minutes. Unused ESST in excess of 960 hours at the end of a calendar year (January 1st) shall be converted to the post employment healthcare savings plan at a rate of one hour for each two hours of sick leave in excess of 960 hours. All EMPLOYEES shall contribut�ll Fit EZ' 1. ta�e�km war ;calculate aax r 1 ;tl to he anpied to the Hc€, t mate of one hour f.: h 5n:. hours of FEET I Ve in excess of 960 hours. and 4.70 F2\hT.OYF,F,S shall con trihn:n kan 1rea ercent (100°/, f�rnnr OYEES of ,_ hle unused accrued ESST 1 avc (based an .ENT[ OVFFfiwnyd.hrallo wars of service t r) irGrnr2ialmac_ the additional ten nerccnt (10°/.T isA i r.sienation incentive. 15.2 Earned Sick and Safe Time may be granted by the EMPLOYEE'S Department Head when the EMPLOYEE has communicated the request to a Police Supervisor, and is unable to perform work duties due to reasons listed under Minnesota Statute §§ 181.9447, as amended. Page 1 I