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6.17 Absence without Leave Any absence of an employee from duty for one day or part of a day that is not authorized by a specific leave of absence or time off under the provision of this policy shall be deemed an absence without leave. Any such absence shall be without pay and may be subject to disciplinary action. Any employee absent without leave for three consecutive days shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned. 6.18 Severe Weather A severe weather condition is defined as a period when the City Administrator, upon consultation with the Public Services Director, deems travel to be hazardous. On days where severe weather conditions exist, the City's policy is to keep its offices and facilities open during regular work hours. In the event that a non - exempt employee is unable to report to work or wishes to leave early due to the existence of severe weather conditions, that employee may use accrued vacation, compensatory time, sick leave, or take time -off without pay for the hours not at work. Exempt employees are not required to use accrued paid leave for hours Less than a half day. Essential or public works employees are exempt from this provision. 6.19 Personal Time Off (PTO) Leave Paid time -off benefits are currently separated into planned (vacation) and unplanned (sick leave) components. The personal time off (PTO) program combines these benefits into a single pool of paid time off benefits. A. Implementation Effective July 1, 2012, PTO leave will be implemented for benefit - earning employees who elect to receive such paid time off benefits. This policy replaces other paid leave provisions, which generally includes vacation and sick leave. PTO can be utilized for any purpose, subject only to necessary request and approval procedures consistent with City and depai lmental policies. B. Accrual Rates for Full -Time Employees Effective July 1, 2012, eligible full -time employees may elect to accrue personal time off based on the schedule below. A part-time employee who works a minimum of 20 hours per week accrues PTO on a prorated basis according to the number of hours budgeted for that position. Years of Service 0 -4 5 -10 11 12 13 14 15 Hours Earned Each Pay Period 4.615 6.153 6.461 6.769 7.076 7.384 7.692 Annual Accrual in Hours per Year 120 160 168 176 184 192 200 25 Days 15 20 21 22 23 24 25