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21 One day of PTO shall equal eight (8) hours for full-time employees. PTO accruals are pro-rated for eligible regular part-time employees. When an employee moves to a new accrual level based on years of service, the new accrual rate will begin with the first full pay period after the employee’s anniversary date. Department heads will Exempt employees, as designated by the City Administrator, may earn an additional 5 days of PTO each year subject to satisfactory performance. The purpose is to compensate employees who are not overtime-eligible and who regularly work over 40 hours per week and attend meetings outside of the normal 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. business hours. Maximum Accumulation An employee may not have more than 30 days 240 hours of PTO accrued as of the last day of the last pay period of the year, unless a written request has been submitted to and approved by the City Administrator prior to that time. The written request should include an estimate of the number of hours being carried-over, the reason the employee was unable to use the hours, and the employee’s plan to use the excess hours in the near future. Exceptions The City Administrator has the authority to establish beginning levels of PTO balances and placement on the accrual schedule for newly hired department heads employees. In making such a determination, the City Administrator will consider the prospective employee’s qualifications, education, prior experience, and length of service in the same or similar jobs. Procedures PTO is requested and approved through leave slips available in each department. Leave slips are approved by the immediate supervisor and/or department head. Approval of requests is based on timeliness of the request, authorization by the appropriate supervisor, and the needs of the department. Approval is not guaranteed based on the needs of the City. Non-exempt employees must complete a PTO leave request slip for all regularly scheduled hours that the employee does not work, unless the employee’s supervisor has given prior written approval for the employee to work those hours on a different day or days within the same pay period. Exempt employees must complete a PTO leave request slip for any time needed to account for a 40- hour work week and/or if an exempt employee works less than 4 hours during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Exempt staff cannot create schedules outside of normal business hours without the consent of their supervisor and the City Administrator. Exempt employees have some occasional flexibility to work less than eight (8) hours in a day, but not less than four (4) without using PTO to account for their time away providing that they work no less than 40 hours in any given week. If an exempt employee is regularly absent from work under this policy and it is found there is excessive time away from work that is not justified, the situation will be handled as a performance issue.