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Concern #2 I think can be adequately addressed. Concern #3 is a legitimate issue, one that the Council should consider. As the proposed policy is now written, the reimbursement could be requested if someone simply is out for the week with the flu. The Policy should be redrafted to apply toward more catastrophic illnesses or injuries, and not for mental health vacations in the Bahamas. Concern #4 is again valid; the minimum number of hours perhaps should be raised from 40 to 80 hours to prevent someone donating to be put in a position where he or she would need to borrow for their own benefit later on. I would support maintaining 80 hours of banked sick time instead of 40. Concerns # 5 and 6 may of course be valid concerns, yet I would be inclined to think that discrimination claims and /or grievances would be unlikely. The League suggests that the City should consider offering short- and long-term disability to our employees instead of implementing a sick leave donation program. As the Council knows, we are in the process of setting up voluntary short and long-term disability coverage and have provided preliminary information to brokers dealing with this type of coverage. While such coverage may eliminate the need to borrow sick time for those who may take advantage of the coverage, for those who are not in a position financially to buy the extra coverage would still be at risk. Recommendation: Discuss as necessary and direct staff to make changes as the Council may see fit, or, direct staff to stop any further work on such a policy. _____________________________________ James Ericson Interim City Clerk/Administrator Attachment: Resolution 5943