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ARTICLE 22 – SEVERANCE An employee resigning employment may be eligible for a severance payment for a portion of unused sick leave when all of the following conditions are met: a. The employee must resign in good standing, not terminated by the city; and b. S/he must provide proper written notice of his/her resignation in accordance with the City Resignation Policy; and c. S/he must execute a release of claims; and d. S/he must have completed two (2) consecutive years of service. 22.1 The severance payment is calculated fifty percent (50%) of accumulated sick leave balance up to a maximum payment of four hundred eighty (480) hours. Payment shall be at the current rate of pay when the resignation was submitted. Employees will place 100% of their sick leave severance, as paid per this item, into their Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan. 22.2 Accumulated sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours is not eligible for a severance payment. Sick leave shall continue to accumulate in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours to be used in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act. 22.3 The city administrator, at his/her sole discretion, may grant exceptions to items b, c, and/or d above due to unforeseen circumstances when item “a” is met. ARTICLE 23 – BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Employees shall be eligible for Bereavement Leave consistent with the city Personnel Policy Manual. ARTICLE 24 – VACATION Vacation Leave requests shall be made no fewer than 24 hours before the anticipated commencement of leave or less with supervisor approval. Vacation is accrued based on consecutive years of leave-eligible service. Employees hired before January 1, 2022, may carry up to 240 hours of unused vacation forward from one year to the next. Employees hired January 1, 2022, or after shall accrue 120 vacation hours per year at the start of th eligible employment through completion of their ninth (9) year. These employees may not carry more than 80 hours forward to the next calendar year but may carry more than 80 hours during a year. Employees with fewer than eight (8) years of service as of January 1, 2022, may receive the new accrual rate provided they accept and acknowledge the reduced annual carry over rate of 80 hours. The request and acknowledgement shall be in writing. Employees hired prior to January 1, 2022, shall remain under the currentfollowing schedule and carry over unless they are eligible for and elect to choose the new accrual plan.: Regular full-time employees shall accrue paid vacation leave on the following schedule: Length of Service Accrual Rrate From start of employment through 88 working hours per year th completion of the 5 year th Beginning of the 6 year through 112 working hours per year th completion of the 7 year 13