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Leave Benefits <br />The city provides leaves of absence according to the following policies. A Request -for Leave ofAbsence form <br />must be completed for foreseeable leaves other than vacation. Forms are available on Access Elk River or <br />from Human Resources. When possible, advance notice of a leave should be provided to the employee's <br />department director so work schedules can be adjusted accordingly. <br />Depending upon employee's situation, more than one form of leave may apply during the same <br />~i time -period , (e.g.the e Family and Medical Leave Act is likely to apply during a workers' <br />compensation absence). An employee will need to meet the requirements of each form of leave <br />separately. Leave requests will be evaluated on a case -by -case basis. <br />Employees may record worked hours or use only one type of paid leave for each scheduled work hour. <br />Except as otherwise stated, all paid time off taken under any of the city's leave programs must be taken <br />consecutively, with no intervening unpaid leave. The city will provide employees with time away from <br />work as required by state or federal statutes if there are requirements for such time off that are not <br />described in the personnel policies. <br />Vacation Leave <br />Paid vacation leave is provided for regular, full-time employees and on a prorated basis for eligible part- <br />time employees. To be eligible, part-time employees must work a set schedule with a minimum of forty <br />(40) hours per biweekly pay period. Most Ttemporary�seasonal, and part-time employees are not <br />eligible for vacation benefits. <br />Vacation leave is accrued based on consecutive years of leave -eligible service. o <br />determinerring an employee's vacation accrual rate, years of service will include all continuous time the <br />employee has worked at the city in a position that is eligible for paid leave (including authorized unpaid <br />leave). Employees who are rehired after terminating city employment will not receive credit for their prior <br />service unless specificallv neLyotiated at the time of hire. <br />Leave -eligible employees hired before December 31, 2020, may carry more than 240 hours of vacation <br />leave durinc a vear but may not carry more than 240 hours forward to the next calendar vear. <br />Employees hired after -january 1, 2021, shall accrue 120 working hours per year at the start of eligible <br />employment through the completion of their ninth (W ,) year. These employees may not carry more than <br />80 hours forward to the next calendar year but may carry more than 80 hours during a year. <br />Employees with fewer than eight () years of service as of January 1, 2021, may receive the new accrual <br />rate provided they accept and acknowledge the reduced annual carry over rate of 472080 hours. The <br />request and acknowledgement shall be in writing. Employees will have until February 26, 2021, to make <br />this election. Vacation balances over 80 must be used by December 31, 2021. <br />Employees accrue vacation leave at the following rates with the exception of 2021 and later hires and <br />sev�ra-yea eligible employees who have requested and acknowledged the new accrual and carry over rate: <br />Length of Service Accrual Rate <br />From start of eligible employment through <br />completion of the 51b year 88 working hours per year <br />17 <br />