City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2017 05 09

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Long Term Disability: The City offers all benefited part-time and full-time employees a Long Term Disability Plan. If you become totally disabled while actively employed and covered by the plan, you may be eligible for benefits after 90 calendar days of disability, or the end of any accrued Paid Leave Bank or Extended Illness Bank time, whichever is later. The benefit amount for a long-term disability claim is 60% of your monthly earnings, up to a maximum of $7,000 per month. This amount may change depending upon coordination with other insurance plans and Social Security benefits. The City pays the full monthly premium for eligible full-time (Tier 1) employees. Benefited part-time (Tier 2) employees share a portion of the cost for the coverage. Work/Life Balance Benefits Computer Loan Program The purpose of the Computer Loan Program is to assist employees, who have completed at least one year of service, with purchasing a new computer. The City offers employees the opportunity to apply for an interest-free loan of up to $2,400 for the purchase of new personal computer and related peripheral equipment to be paid back through payroll deduction. For more information and forms go to Outlook Public Folders. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Guidance Resources by ComPsych In support of a work/life balance culture, the EAP is available to all benefitted employees and their families who seek advice in dealing with all types of personal matters. The EAP provides employees/dependents with telephone assessment and counseling as well as web -based services related to family, personal or job related issues, grief, finances, legal matters, stress management, emotional and substance abuse. The service is fully confidential, voluntary and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for up to 5 visits per year, per person, per household at no cost to the employee. Family Bereavement Leave If there is a death in your family, you will be granted up to 24 hours of bereavement leave. Should out-of-state travel be required, an additional 16 hours is permitted. For purposes of this policy, "family" includes by blood, marriage or domestic partnership in any of the following degrees: parents, spouse, children, brothers, sisters, parents-in-law, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, first cousins, grandparents and grandchildren. Family Medical Leave Bank (formerly Extended Illness Bank -EIB) All full-time and benefited part-time employees will have a Family Medical Leave Bank established to provide for FMLA-qualified events that extend beyond 40 working hours. Absences for FMLA-qualified events up to 40 scheduled working hours are charged to your Paid Leave Bank (PLB). Employees begin accruing Family Medical Leave hours upon hire but may not use the accrued time before one year of service has been completed. Absences due to illness during the first year of employment must be charged to PLB. (PLB accrues at a rate that includes the equivalent of 40 hours annually of sick time.) 'amity Medical Leave Bank Accrual: Benefits Level Tier 1 36 - 40 Tier 2 30 -35 Weekly Hours Worked Time Accrued per Pay Period 2.15 1.89 Annual Accrual 56.00 49.14 Maximum Accrual 480.00 420.00 Holidays The following days are currently designated as City official holidays for employees: • New Year's Day • Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Labor Day • Veterans Day • Thanksgiving Day • Day after Thanksgiving 10 • Christmas Eve • Christmas Day