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2017 Benefits Book

Planned Leave Without Pay (PLWOP) Eligibility Any benefit eligible employee is eligible for PLWOP.

Limitations/Requirements • A minimum of 24 hours (three days) of PLWOP may be purchased per employee per year. • Requests must be made online during the open enrollment period for department director approval. • New hires may sign up within 30 days of employment. • At termination or retirement any PLWOP used but not paid for will be deducted from the final pay. • There is a reduction in the employees’ base salary. • This reduction will reflect a lower salary being reported to the Retirement System forcalculatingtheemployees’ contributions to the retirement program.

- During a Parks and Recreation staff meeting, employees are recognized with Vision Victory awards.

Benefit • PLWOP allows an employee to take leave whichtheyhaveelectedtopayfor inadvance. • The employee pays for the leave throughout thewhole year, thus eliminating a payperiod where they could potentially receive no pay. • See charts for maximum hours of PLWOP whichmaybepurchasedduringonecalendar year.

Full-Time

Part-Time

Annual Leave

If Annual Leave Earning Rate Is (Hours per Month) ThenMaximum Purchase Is (# of Hours) PT20 PT25 PT30 PT20 PT25 PT30 4 5 6 48 60 72 5 6 8 36 45 54 6 8 9 24 30 36 7 9 10 20 25 30 8 10 12 20 25 30

Maximum Purchasable Hours

Years of Service

Earn Rate

0-4 5-9

8

96 72 48 40 40

10 12 14 16

10-14 15-19

20+

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