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SECTION 14 - PAID TIME OFF (PTO) Purpose The City recognizes the importance of employees balancing their professional lives with personal responsibilities. It is the objective of the City to provide equity, consistency, and flexibility through a Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit to all eligible City staff. The PTO Plan replaces vacation and sick leave plans with a combined single benefit program. Employees accrue benefits based on length of service with the City. This means employees receive the same amount of paid time off regardless of personal or family situations. Through PTO the City seeks to attract and retain its employees by providing equity, consistency, flexibility, personal responsibility, and recognition of years of service. PTO can be used for any purpose and is subject only to routine requests and approval procedures. Eligibility PTO accrual for each eligible employee shall begin on the date of policy inception, employment with the City, or if a change of status creates eligibility on the date the employee becomes eligible. All regular, full-time employees will earn full PTO benefits. Regular part-time employees are eligible for PTO provided they work 20 or more hours per week. These employees shall accrue PTO pro-rated according to the accrual percentage of full- time equivalency status. For example, an employee with a half-time schedule (20 hours per week) would earn PTO at a rate of 50% of full-time employees. Regular part-time employees regularly scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week shall not accrue nor be given PTO benefits. Temporary, contract, seasonal, and intern employees shall not accrue nor be eligible for PTO benefits. PTO Leave Accrual Schedule PTO is accrued bi-weekly, and is documented on your paystub. All eligible employees accrue benefits based on length of service and hours worked. Employees earn PTO benefits according to the following accrual schedule: 22