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If an employee fails to report to work promptly at the expiration of the approved leave period, the City will assume the employee has resigned. 207.26 Leave Without Pay Regular full-time and regular part-time employees may request a leave without pay to attend to personal business without effecting their employment status. This leave needs to be approved in advance by the employee's department head. The maximum number of hours an employee may take leave without pay shall be eighty (80) hours in one calendar year. 207.27 Health Care Benefit Package The City shall provide a health care benefit package which shall consist of a combination of health insurance, short-term disability and life insurance coverage. The benefits shall be provided through group insurance contracts insurance providers. Regular full-time employees are eligible for the Health Care Benefit Package commencing on the first day of the employee's appointment. Employees are responsible for participating in the cost of the Health Care Benefit Package pursuant to the City's annual review of participation levels. 207. 28 Deferred Compensation The City will provide to all regular full-time and part-time employees the opportunity to participate in pre-tax savings program through payroll deduction. This voluntary saving plan is designed to allow for current tax savings for employees. A full-time employee will be permitted to receive a cash payment for one-half (50%) of their unused yearly sick leave accrual exceeding seven hundred twenty (720) hours at the conclusion of each calendar year. The remainder of unused sick leave accrual will be added to the employees sick leave bank up to the maximum accrual of 960 hours. This cash payment shall be paid at the conclusion of each calendar year by payment into the employee's designated deferred compensation plan as authorized by the City. 207.29 Short -Term Disability All regular full-time, and probationary employees are eligible for short-term disability income for qualifying short-term disability absences. This short-term disability benefit becomes effective on the first day of a non -work related accident/ injury or on the eighth (8) day of a non -work related illness. Pregnancy will be treated as any other illness. This benefit is equal to seventy percent (70%) of the employee's weekly gross income, at the time of the disability, to a maximum of $100.00 per week for up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks. 16