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way a u SS nana %a 515 Little Canada Roa I, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www,ei.little- canada. mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Kathy Glanzer, City Clerk DATE: March 7, 2008 RE: Personnel Policy Amendment MAYOR till! nlescner COUNCIL Rick Montour Barbara Allan Johan Keis Michael McGraw ADMINISTRATOR Jed It Hanson Attached are pages from the City's Personnel Policy which reflect recommended changes. Most of these changes are housekeeping or clarifying in nature. Below are summary comments on each change: All references to Public Works Director anti Accounting Supervisor have been changed to Public Works Superintendent and Finance Director, respectively (did not attach these pages). Page 1 — Removes age reference in fourth paragraph as Federal Law prohibits public employers from establishing mandatory retirement ages for individuals who are not firefighters or police officers. Page 4 — Clarifies that references to "week" are "work week ". Page 6 — As recommended by LMCIT, employees required to hold CDL drivers licenses should be subject to periodic motor vehicle records checks. It should be noted that there are very stringent Federal and State laws relative to certain driving offenses for CDL drivers, The Personnel Policy references compliance with those requirements in another section. Page 9 — Clarifies the definition of work week. Page 11 — Adds the Health Savings Account (HSA) that will be coupled with the high deductible health insurance plan option. Clarifies IRS restrictions on Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) should an employee have an HSA. Clarifies the changes to the Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan that resulted from the settlement agreement that ICMA -RC reached with the IRS. 1