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ARTICLE 22 – SEVERANCE <br />An employee resigning employment may be eligible for a severance payment for a <br />portion of unused sick leave when all of the following conditions are met: <br />a. The employee must resign in good standing, not terminated by the city; and <br />b. S/he must provide proper written notice of his/her resignation in <br />accordance with the City Resignation Policy; and <br />c. S/he must execute a release of claims; and <br />d. S/he must have completed two (2) consecutive years of service. <br /> <br />22.1 The severance payment is calculated fifty percent (50%) of accumulated sick <br />leave balance up to a maximum payment of four hundred eighty (480) hours. <br />Payment shall be at the current rate of pay when the resignation was submitted. <br />Employees will place 100% of their sick leave severance, as paid per this item, <br />into their Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan. <br /> <br />22.2 Accumulated sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours is not eligible <br />for a severance payment. Sick leave shall continue to accumulate in excess of nine <br />hundred sixty (960) hours to be used in accordance with the Family Medical <br />Leave Act. <br /> <br />22.3 The city administrator, at his/her sole discretion, may grant exceptions to items b, <br />c, and/or d above due to unforeseen circumstances when item “a” is met. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 23 – BEREAVEMENT LEAVE <br />Employees shall be eligible for Bereavement Leave consistent with the city Personnel <br />Policy Manual. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 24 – VACATION <br />Vacation Leave requests shall be made no fewer than three (3) days before the anticipated <br />commencement of leave or less with supervisor approval. <br /> <br />Vacation is accrued based on consecutive years of leave-eligible service. Employees may <br />carry up to 240 hours of unused vacation forward from one year to the next. Regular full- <br />time employees shall accrue paid vacation leave on the following schedule: <br /> <br />Length of Service Accrual rate <br />From start of employment through 88 working hours per year <br />th <br />completion of the 5 year <br /> <br />th <br />Beginning of the 6 year through 112 working hours per year <br />th <br />completion of the 7 year <br /> <br />th <br />Beginning of the 8 year through 120 working hours per year <br />th <br />completion of the 9 year <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />