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42. PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE Paid Sick and Safe Leave ("Paid Sick Leave") is paid time off that applies to all employees (including temporary and part-time employees) performing work for at least 80 hours in a calendar year for the Utilities. The hourly rate of Paid Sick Leave is the same hourly rate an employee earns from employment with the Utilities. (a) Regular Full-time Employees Regular full-time employees accrue Paid Sick Leave at the rate of 3.70 hours per pay period (approximately 8 hours per month or 12 days per year). Regular full-time employees of the Utilities can carry over accrued and unused Paid Sick Leave into the next year, not to exceed 960 hours. Unused Paid Sick Leave will not be paid out in wages to regular full-time employees upon termination of employment, but in some circumstances is subject to limited conversion under the Health Care Savings Plan policy found elsewhere in this Handbook. If a regular full-time employee is on leave and using Paid Sick Leave less than the regular 8-hour day, and so not receiving full pay, the accrual is calculated on a pro rata basis in the smallest increment of time tracked by the Utilities' payroll system (15 minutes). (b) Regular Part-time Employees Regular part-time employees working at the Utilities accrue sick leave pro rata based on the full-time accrual rate and not less than 1 hour for every 30 hours worked. Regular part-time employees of the Utilities can carry over accrued and unused Paid Sick Leave into the next year, not to exceed 960 hours. Unused Paid Sick Leave will not be paid out in wages to regular part-time employees upon termination of employment, but in some circumstances is subject to limited conversion under the Health Care Savings Plan policy found elsewhere in this Handbook. (c) Temporary Employees Temporary employees working at the Utilities will earn one hour of Paid Sick Leave for every 30 hours worked by the employee, up to a maximum of 48 hours of Paid Sick Leave per calendar year. Upon the end of employment, accrued but not used Paid Sick Leave will be paid out to employees. (d) Earned Paid Sick Leave Use Paid Sick Leave may be used as it is accrued in the smallest increment of time tracked by the Utilities' payroll system for the following circumstances: An employee's own: o Mental or physical illness, injury or other health condition o Need for medical diagnosis, care or treatment, of a mental or physical illness o injury or health condition o Need for preventative care o Closure of the employee's place of business due to weather or other public emergency o The employee's inability to work or telework because the employee is prohibited from working by the city due to health concerns related to the potential transmission of a communicable illness related to a public emergency, or seeking or awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for, or a medical diagnosis of, a communicable disease related to a Effective January 1, 2024 174