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��i <br />Elk River <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mark Hanson — General Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 12, 2024 <br />2.04 <br />SUBJECT: <br />2024 Third Quarter Year -to -Date Earned Sick and Safe Time Usage <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Effective January 1, 2024, the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law requires <br />Minnesota employers to provide paid leave to employees. The Commission adopted the policy <br />at their December 2023 commission meeting. ERMU's adopted policy went beyond the <br />minimum requirements of the ESST law by applying the eligibility criteria to all accrued sick <br />time. Upon approving the policy, the Commission asked for quarterly updates on sick time <br />usage through 2024. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />To track the usage between prior eligibility requirements and the new ESST provisions, sick time <br />usage was categorized into the following requirements (family equivalent was used to track <br />when care was needed for someone beyond the former eligibility requirements): <br />• Prior Eligibility Requirements: <br />o Medical Care, Self or Family <br />o Daycare Closure, Family <br />• New ESST Provisions <br />o Work/School Closure, Self or Family <br />o Medical Care, Family Equivalent <br />o Daycare Closure, Family Equivalent <br />o Work/School Closure, Family Equivalent <br />o Funeral, Family Equivalent <br />2024 third quarter year-to-date, 2,073 hours of sick time were used. Of the total time, 1,953 <br />hours were used for medical care of self or family members; 85.5 hours were used due to <br />daycare closure; 16 hours were used due to school closure; 14 hours were used for medical <br />care for family equivalent; and 4.5 hours were used for funeral matters. A total of 34.5 hours <br />would have required vacation time prior to the adoption of ESST, which included the 16 hours <br />used due to school closure, 14 hours used for medical care for family equivalent and 4.5 hours <br />for funeral matters. For reference, 1,971.25 hours of sick time was used 2023 third quarter <br />year-to-date. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />50 <br />