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20 <br />SECTION 14 - PAID TIME OFF (PTO) <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />The City recognizes the importance of employees balancing their professional lives with personal <br />responsibilities. It is the objective of the City to provide equity, consistency, and flexibility through a <br />Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit to all eligible City staff. <br /> <br />The PTO Plan replaces vacation and sick leave plans with a combined single benefit program. <br />Employees accrue benefits based on length of service with the City. This means employees receive the <br />same amount of paid time off regardless of personal or family situations. Through PTO the City seeks <br />to attract and retain its employees by providing equity, consistency, flexibility, personal responsibility, <br />and recognition of years of service. <br /> <br />PTO can be used for any purpose and is subject only to routine requests and approval procedures. <br /> <br />Eligibility <br /> <br />PTO accrual for each eligible employee shall begin on the date of policy inception, employment with <br />the City, or if a change of status creates eligibility on the date the employee becomes eligible. <br /> <br />All regular, full-time employees will earn full PTO benefits. <br /> <br />Regular part-time employees are eligible for PTO provided they work 20 or more hours per week. <br />These employees shall accrue PTO pro-rated according to the accrual percentage of full-time <br />equivalency status. For example, an employee with a half-time schedule (20 hours per week) would <br />earn PTO at a rate of 50% of full-time employees. <br /> <br />Regular part-time employees regularly scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week shall not <br />accrue nor be given PTO benefits. <br /> <br />Temporary, contract, seasonal, and intern employees shall not accrue nor be eligible for PTO benefits. <br /> <br />PTO Leave Accrual Schedule <br /> <br />PTO is accrued bi-weekly, and is documented on your paystub. All eligible employees accrue benefits <br />based on length of service and hours worked. Employees earn PTO benefits according to the following <br />accrual schedule: <br /> <br /> Years of Service Number of Days Accrued Per Year <br /> 0-5 Years 18 <br /> 6-15 Years 23 <br /> 16-20 Years 28 <br /> 21+ Years 30