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Leave Benefits <br />The city provides leaves of absence according to the following policies. A Kegue.rtforL.cave ofAb.rence 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 an employee's situation, more than one form of leave may apply during the same <br />period (e.g., the Family and Medical Leave Act is likely to apply during a workers' compensation <br />absence). An employee will need to meet the requirements of each form of leave separately. Leave <br />requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. <br />Employees �r�shall record worked hours or use only one type of paid leave for each scheduled work <br />hour. Time off without �a�� is not allo�ced outside of the leati e�olicies belo�v. <br />Except as otherwise stated, all paid time off taken under any of the cit��'s lea�=e 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 temporary, seasonal, and part-time employees are not eligible <br />for �=acation benefits. <br />Vacation leave is accrued based on consecutive years of leave-eligible service. To determine an <br />employee's vacation accrual rate, years of service will include all continuous time the employee has <br />worked at the city in a position that is eligible for paid leave (including authorized unpaid leave). <br />Employees who are rehired after terminating city employment will not receive credit for their prior <br />service unless specifically negotiated at the time of hire. <br />Leave-eligible employees hired before December 31, 2020, may carry more than 240 hours of vacation <br />leave during a year but may not carry more than 240 hours forward to the next calendar year. <br />EmploSrees hired after Januar5r 1, 2021, shall accrue 120 working hours per year at the start of eligible <br />emplo�rment through the completion of their ninth (9Ti�) �rear. Effective August 8, 2023, these employees <br />may not carry more than 120 hours forward to the next calendar year but may carry more than 120 hours <br />during a ��ear. <br />Employrees with fewer than eight (8) years of service as of January 1, 2021, who elected to reduce theas <br />annual carryover rate in return for the reduced annual accrual may carry more than their annual accrual <br />amount of vacation leave during a year but, effecti�=e August 8, 2023, may not carry more than their <br />annual accrual amount forward to the next calendar year. For the purpose of this policy, annual accrual <br />amount is defined as the Accrual Rate hours listed belo�v that reflect the Length of Service of the <br />employee at the end of the calendar year. <br />Employees accrue vacation leave at the following rates with the exception of 2021 and later hires and <br />eligible employees who have requested and acknowledged the new accrual and carry over rate: <br />Page 16�66 <br />