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i <br /> f1 <br /> 2.13 Election means the choice of Optional Benefits and means of payment made by the Participant, <br /> as described in Article V. <br /> 2.14 Election Period means the period of time identified by the Plan Administrator prior to the start <br /> of a Plan Year during which a Participant may change his or her Election. For a Participant who <br /> enters the Plan other than at the start of a Plan Year, Election Period means the period of time <br /> identified by the Plan Administrator prior to the date on which the Eligible Employee begins <br /> participation during which an Eligible Employee may make an Election or change a deemed <br /> Election. <br /> 2.15 Eligible Employee means each Employee who has met the eligibility requirements of Section <br /> 3.1. <br /> 2.16 Employee means any person employed by the Employer and on the Employer's W-2 payroll on <br /> or after the Effective Date, except that it shall not include: <br /> (a) Any individual treated as being self-employed for purposes of Section 401(c) of the Code; <br /> (b) Any individual included within a unit of employees covered by a collective bargaining unit <br /> unless such agreement expressly provides for coverage of the employee under this Plan; <br /> (c) Any individual who is a nonresident alien and receives no earned income from the <br /> Employer from sources within the United States; <br /> (d) Any leased employee (including, but not limited to, those individuals defined in Code <br /> Section 414(n)) or an individual classified by the Employer as a contract worker, <br /> independent contractor, temporary employee or casual employee, whether or not any <br /> such persons are on the Employer's W-2 payroll or are determined by the IRS or others <br /> to be common-law employees of the Employer; and <br /> (e) Any individual who performs services for the Employer but who is paid by a temporary or <br /> other employment or staffing agency whether or not such individuals are determined by <br /> the IRS or others to be common-law employees of the Employer. <br /> 2.17 Employer means the City of Elk River. <br /> 2.18 Employer Contribution means amounts, if any, that have not been actually or constructively <br /> received by the Participant that are made available to the Participant by the Employer for the <br /> purpose of electing Core and Optional Benefits under the Plan. <br /> 2.19 ePHI means PHI maintained or transmitted in electronic media including, but not limited to, <br /> electronic storage media (i.e., hard drives, digital memory medium) and transmission media used <br /> to exchange information in electronic storage media (i.e., internet, extranet, and other <br /> networks). PHI transmitted via facsimile and telephone is not considered to be transmissions via <br /> electronic media. <br /> 2.20 Grace Period means the period of time beginning on the first day following the last day of a <br /> Plan Year and continuing through March 151" following the close of the Plan Year. <br /> i <br /> (a) Claims Incurred during the Grace Period. An eligible expense incurred during the <br /> Grace Period shall be deemed to have been incurred during both the preceding Plan Year <br /> and the current Plan Year. <br /> (b) Processing of Claims. Claims incurred during the Grace Period, and submitted prior to <br /> the close of the Claims Run-out Period, shall be first allocated to and reimbursed from <br /> the Participant's respective reimbursement-type account for the preceding Plan Year until <br /> such reimbursement-type account is exhausted. Thereafter, any such claims shall be <br /> ©2012 Hitesman&Wold, P.A. 4 City of Elk River <br /> Flexible Benefits Plan <br /> i <br /> I <br />