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92 <br />ARTICLE 7: PERSONAL LEAVE WITH PAY <br />Amount allowed. Full time employees shall earn personal leave according to the following schedule: <br />Hours Accrued Per Year <br />0 - 5 years 176 hours <br />5 - 14 years 216 hours <br />15+ years 256 hours <br />Employees using earned personal leave shall be considered to be working for the purpose of <br />accumulating additional personal leave. <br />2. Usaae. Personal leave may be used as earned, subject to approval by the Department Head and City <br />Manager of the time at which it may be taken. <br />In order to allow coordination of personal leave with family and medical leave, employees seeking to <br />take personal leave may be required to provide enough information about the purpose of the time off <br />to allow a determination of whether the time will also qualify for family and medical leave. If the <br />personal leave also qualifies for family and medical leave, the employee must take both leaves <br />simultaneously. <br />3. Terminal Leave. Any employee leaving the municipal service in good standing after giving proper <br />notice of such termination of employment, will be compensated for personal leave accrued and <br />unused to the date of separation according to the schedule set forth in Section #7. <br />4. Waiver of Personal Leave Prohibited. No employee is permitted to waive personal leave for the <br />purpose of receiving double compensation. <br />5. Procedure. To be eligible for personal leave with pay, an employee shall report as soon as possible <br />to his or her Department Head the need to take personal leave and its estimated duration. <br />6. Workers' Compensation. Employees are covered by the workers compensation laws of the <br />State. In the event an employee is disabled and is entitled to workers compensation, the <br />employee will keep any workers' compensation payments received and be eligible to receive a <br />bi-weekly pay check equal to 1/3 pay through the use of personal leave benefits. In addition, the <br />employee will be entitled to earn 1/3 of the amount of the personal leave pay they would <br />otherwise be entitled to during an absence from their employment. Employees receiving such <br />workers' compensation will be considered working for the purpose of accumulating additional <br />personal leave benefits. <br />7. Unused Personal Leave Pay. An unused personal leave pay policy is established subject to the <br />following rules and regulations: <br />(a) The employee must be in good standing and give proper notice of termination in the case of <br />resignation. <br />(b) Qualifying employees shall receive their accumulated personal leave up to a maximum as <br />