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Exhibit A <br /> Policy: Earned Sick and Safe Time <br /> Purpose of Policy <br /> The purpose of this policy is to provide employees with earned sick and safe paid leave to comply <br /> with Minnesota"Earned Safe and Sick Time"(ESST)law,effective on January 1,2024.The City's <br /> existing sick leave and vacation policies exceed ESST requirements for regular full-time and <br /> regular part-time staff. The ESST policy applies to temporary part-time and seasonal employees. <br /> 1. Eligibility For and Accrual of ESST <br /> All temporary part-time and seasonal employees performing work for at least 80 hours in a year <br /> for the City are eligible for ESST. ESST is paid time off granted to employees for certain eligible <br /> uses as described in this policy. ESST is paid at the same hourly rate that an employee is paid from <br /> employment with the City. <br /> The City will provide each employee one (1) hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked, up to at <br /> least 48 hours of accrued ESST in a year. When employees reach or exceed 80 hours in a year, <br /> they are eligible to access ESST hours. <br /> For purposes of this policy, a year is a calendar year—January 1 to December 31. <br /> 2. Tracking ESST <br /> Employees' earning statements will reflect the total number of ESST hours available for use and <br /> the total number of hours used. <br /> 3. Carry Over of ESST <br /> ESST hours not used by the end of the year can be carried over into the following year, but may <br /> not exceed a balance of 80 hours. <br /> 4. Payout of ESST <br /> Unused ESST is not paid out to employees at the end of employment. <br /> 5. ESST Eligible Uses <br /> Employees may use available ESST hours as allowed under state law. The leave may be used as it <br /> is accrued in the smallest increment of time tracked by the City's payroll system one (1) hour for <br /> the following circumstances: <br /> A. An employee's own: <br /> o Mental or physical illness, injury, or other health condition <br /> o Need for medical diagnosis,care or treatment,of a mental or physical illness <br /> o Injury or health condition <br /> o Need for preventative care <br /> o Closure of the employee's place of business due to weather or other public <br /> emergency <br /> o The employee's inability to work or telework because the employee is <br /> prohibited from working by the city due to health concerns related to the <br /> 1 <br />