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14 City of Little Canada Personnel Policy Post-Employment Health Care Savings Plan In an effort to help employees fund health insurance costs after employment, the City provides a Post- Employment Health Care Savings Plan through the International City Management Association- Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) Mission Square Retirement. All regular full-time, regular part- time employees working a minimum of 20 hours per week on average, with five (5) years of service, are automatically enrolled in this plan. Post-Employment Health Care Savings Accounts are funded by • Employer contributions (see Severance Pay-Section 20); • Employer contributions equal to one-half a percent (.5%) of an employee’s gross wages. Employee salary reductions of one-half a percent (.5%) of an employee’s gross wages. Wellness Reimbursement Program The Employee Wellness Program, dependent upon annual budget approval, is designed to educate employees on fitness/health issues and to support their efforts to make choices to improve their overall health and wellness. All regular full-time and regular part-time employees are defined as “wellness participants” and are eligible for the wellness reimbursement program. Probationary, seasonal, and temporary employees, City council members, or independent contractors are not eligible for this benefit. Eligible employees may be reimbursed for eligible expenses up to $300 per calendar year. Regular part-time employees may be reimbursed for eligible expenses based on prorated annualized budgeted hours. For example, a regular part-time employee working 20 hours per week, is eligible for up to $150.00 per calendar year. Eligible expenses include: • Employee only/single cost of gym or community center membership • The purchase of household exercise equipment (static cycle bikes, weights, yoga mats etc.) • Nutritional counseling • Quitting smoking programs • Weight/fitness management programs • Fitness/Exercise class passes or “punch passes” • Personal training • Personal health coach • Wellness activities (i.e., aerobics classes, Yoga practice, Pilates, etc.) All reimbursements will be processed in the following way: • Reimbursement form and corresponding itemized receipt or explanation of benefit (EOB) must be provided by the employee to payroll/HR • If eligible, payroll will process accordingly • Reimbursements are taxable • Reimbursements do not impact PERA benefits • All reimbursement must be made by the last payroll of the current calendar year in order for the reimbursement to be properly reported on W-2 forms If a “wellness related material” purchase is not included in the list above, a determination of