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EXHIBIT A <br /> CITY OF ELK RIVER FITNESS <br /> ROOM POLICY <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The City of Elk River strongly believes in a philosophy of promoting employee <br /> wellness. An employee wellness program benefits both the employer and <br /> employee plus, as we are dealing with City employees, an employee wellness <br /> program benefits the community as a whole. Healthy employees tend to be more <br /> productive employees and healthy employees require less City expenditures (i.e. <br /> City insurance costs; use of sick time and its related overtime expenses; etc.). It <br /> makes good common sense for the City to do as much as possible, even to the <br /> point of providing a fitness room and spending funds for equipment, to have a <br /> healthy work force. An employee fitness room and equipment is one part of a <br /> larger City wellness program. <br /> POLICY <br /> It is difficult to establish rules when the City is encouraging everyone to utilize the <br /> wellness room equipment; however, it has become apparent that some guidelines <br /> are necessary. It is the intent of the City to keep the rules and regulations at a <br /> minimum and to keep the city exercise room and equipment policy simple. <br /> Employee and Guest <br /> The City fitness or exercise room should not be viewed as a health club, but the <br /> City offers the use of this room and equipment to all City employees and to one <br /> guest of the employee at a time. Most employees desire to "work-out" with <br /> another individual and, in fact, another individual serving as a spotter is required <br /> when using some of the free weights in conjunction with a bench. This guest can <br /> be a spouse, significant other, child over the age of eighteen, or a friend. Due to <br /> safety and insurance issues, no individual under the age of eighteen is allowed in <br /> the fitness room under any circumstances. <br /> 1 <br />