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outlined above. For an employee to be considered “qualified”, he/she shall meet the minimum
qualifications contained in the job description for the position. Employ ces bumping into a position
must be willing to work the hours required for the position.

Recall Provision:

Laid off emp loy ees shall be eligible for recall for a period of two (2) y ears from the date of lay off. A
laid off employee shall be given any position which he/she may be qualified during said period.
Recall will be by seniority providing the recalled employ ee is qualified for the open position. The
Board shall send notices of position vacancies to all emp loy ces eligible for recall to their last known
address. If an employee refuses a position twice within the two (2) year period, he/she shall be
removed from the recall list. An employ ce who fails to exercise his/her bumping rights or refuses
recall shall still be considered laid-off and is entitled to collect all unused vacation and
compensatory time as well as sick leave provided for in Article 14.

Article 14
Paid Leaves

Paid leave time shall be deducted at a minimum of fifteen (15) minute increments for both salaried
and hourly employees. This shall in no way affect the employment status of salaried employ ces
who shall remain salaried. The number of hours of paid leave time to which full-time and part-time
emp loy ees are entitled are set forth below. The number of hours of personal, sick, and bereavement
leave time to which regular part-time employ ces are entitled shall be determined by the following
formula:

Regular scheduled weekly hours x number of hours to which a
40 hours full-time employee is entitled

Personal Leave:

Full-time employ ces shall be granted a maximum of four (4) days of personal leave with full pay
per year. Regular part-time employees shall be granted a maximum number of hours of personal
leave as determined by the above formula.

Two (2) days of personal leave shall be drawn from emp loy ees sick time account.

Personal leave shall not carry forward from y ear to y ear.

Upon retirement or death, but not termination or resignation, the employ ee or the employ ee’s estate
shall receive pay ment in full for any unused personal leave.

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Sick Leave:

Every full-time employee is entitled to sick leave with full pay earned at the rate of eleven (11)
hours per month.

Every regular part-time employee is entitled to sick leave with pay as determined by the above
formula.

There is no maximum accrual of sick leave effective July 1, 2001.

Sick Leave shall be used only for illness, injury, medical or dental appointments, or accident of
emp loy ee, employ ce’s spouse, employee's domestic partner, parent or children.

Management may require a doctor’s statement on employee’s condition after three (3) days of
absence, if desired.

Employees terminating employ ment because of illness may remain on full salary for the period of
accrued sick leave. However said employ ees may opt to take a lump sum pay ment of one-half (1/2)
their accrued sick leave calculated at the rate of pay in effect on their last day of employ ment.

Upon retirement or death, but not termination or resignation, the employ ees or the emp loyee’s estate
shall receive payment for the balance of sick leave accrued in his/her account in a lump sum
calculated at the rate of pay in effect on the day of retirement, as follows:

Employees hired after July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to pay ment for twenty -percent (20%) of all
unused sick leave.

Employees hired on or before July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for one hundred percent
(100%) of unused sick leave up to the amount accrued as of June 30, 2001, but not to exceed sixty
(60) day s, plus twenty -percent (20%) of all sick leave accrued thereafter.

Sick leave may be transferred from city departments to the library when changing jobs, up to the
amount of the maximum accrual set forth above.

In the event of a lay -off, employees with five (5) or more y ears of continuous employ ment with the
Library shall receive pay ment for the balance of sick leave accrued in his/her account in a lump sum
calculated at the rate of pay in effect on the last day of employ ment, as follows:

Employ ees hired after July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to pay ment for twenty -percent (20%) of all
unused sick leave.

Employees hired on or before July 1, 2001 shall be entitled to payment for one hundred percent

(100%) of unused sick leave up to the amount accrued as of June 30, 2001, but not to exceed sixty
(60) day s, plus twenty -percent (20%) of all sick leave accrued thereafter.

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An employee who has been laid-off and has refused work or declined to bump another emp loy ee
shall be entitled to the aforementioned sick leave pay ment.

Bereavement Leave:

Full-time emp loy ces shall be entitled to up to twenty -four (24) hours of paid bereavement leave per
occurrence.

Regular part-time employees shall be entitled to paid bereavement leave per occurrence as
determined by the above formula.

Death in the employee's immediate family only is covered. The leave may extend from the time of
notification of death to and including the day following burial, but not more than three (3) days.
When unusual conditions exist, this period may be extended at the discretion of the Library Director
or designee.

The immediate family includes the emp loy ce's domestic partner, spouse, children (including fetuses,
miscarriages and still-births), parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, son or
daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law and step children.

For full-time and regular part-time employ ces, an allowance for the day of the funeral may be made
for any other blood or maritally related relative with the prior approval of the Library Director.
When unusual circumstances exist, this period may be extended at the discretion of the Library
Director or designee.

Holiday Leave:

All full-time and regular part-time employ ces covered under this agreement shall receive as holiday
pay, straight time wages for his/her regularly scheduled hours (not to exceed 8 hours). In order to
qualify for pay onan unworked holiday , an employ ee must be on pay roll on both the last scheduled
work day prior to the day the holiday is observed and the first scheduled work day subsequent to the
day on which the holiday is observed. They shall not usually be required to work on the following
holidays, plus any other holidays as the Board of Library Trustees shall determine from time to
time.

New Year's Day

President's Day

Civil Rights Day

Memorial Day (Fed)

Independence Day

Labor Day

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Day_ after Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

Two (2) Floating Holiday s (to be used between July 1* and June 30")

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Floating holiday s shall be awarded as follows during an employ ee’s first contract y ear of hire:

Emp loy ees hired prior to October 1“ shall receive two (2) floating holiday s:
Employ ces hired from October 1* through December 31" shall receive one (1)
floating holiday ; and,

Employ ees hired January 1* through June 30" shall receive no floating holiday s.

Emp loy ces shall receive two (2) floating holiday s for each subsequent contract y ear.

When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the holiday will be observed on the preceding Friday. When a
holiday falls on a Sunday , the holiday will be observed on the following M onday .

Emp loy ees working on Christmas Eve Day shall not be required to work later than 5:30 p.m.

When a holiday falls on an emp loy« cc's day off, the enip loy: ee Shall be Bad at Botier state Hie

the Library _Disector_muay_be given another ‘day off ‘reanler schedule) during the same pay period.

If an employee works on one of the above-referenced holiday s, the employ ee shall be compensated
as follows:

The emp loy ce shall receive two times straight time pay for the hours worked.

Floating holidays are granted with seniority as a deciding factor when two or more employees
request the same day off and there is a scheduling conflict.

Employees taking a floating holiday shall not be entitled to any pay or leave adjustment should the
Trustees close the library for any part of that day.

Vacation Leave:

The Board encourages the reasonable use of vacation by employ ees in order to foster their health
and wellbeing.

All employ ees shall be entitled to vacation according to the following schedules:

Full Time Employ ees:
After one y car of service 80 hours (40 hours may be taken after 6 months if
approved by the Library Director or designee)
After five y ears of service 120 hours
After ten y ears of service 160 hours
After twenty years of service 200 hours

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Regular Part-Time Emp loy ees:

After one y car of service 80 hours multiplied by the ratio the employee’s
regular weekly scheduled hours are to forty (40)
hours.

After five y ears of service 120 hours multiplied by the above ratio.

After ten y ears of service 160 hours multiplied by the above ratio

After twenty years of service 200 hours multiplied by the above ratio

Vacation request-fermstime must be requested using the city’s time keeping software and approved
by the supervisor and Library Director in advance of his/her vacation to allow for proper scheduling
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Vacations that exceed three consecutive weeks at one time must have advance written approval of
the Library Director.

Vacations are granted with seniority as the deciding factor when two or more emp loy ces request the
same time period off and there is a scheduling conflict. Vacation requests shall be submitted no
later than two (2) months prior to the first date of the planned vacation if the seniority provision is to

apply.

When an employee leaves the Nashua Library service for any reason, he/she is entitled to receive
pay ment for the balance of his/her vacation account accrued up to the date of termination. Vacation
leave may be transferred from City departments to the Library when changing jobs up to the amount
of the maximum accrual set forth above.

Maximum Accrual:

Unused vacation leave may be retained from year to year and vacation leave shall continue to
accrue as provided herein up to a balance equal to two times the amount of vacation leave to which
the employee is annually entitled. No vacation leave shall accrue bey ond that limit, and any such
time not accrued shall be forfeited.

Employees at or over the maximum accrual as of July 1, 2001 shall not lose any accumulated
vacation time and will be given the opportunity to use any accumulated vacation time over the
maximum accrual. No employee will lose any accumulated vacation as the result of denial of a
pending application for vacation.

Conversion from s to hours

If necessary, days shall be converted to hours based on the following formula.

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Full-time employ ces accrued paid leave days multiplied by eight (8)

Regular part-time employ ces accrued paid leave days multiplied by eight (8)
multiplied by the ratio of the employees regularly
scheduled weekly hours to forty (40).

Sick and vacation leave of employees transferring to the Library from other city departments shall
be done pursuant to the above formula.

Article 14A
Sick Leave Bank

A. A sick leave bank shall be maintained in accordance with this article for participating
members who have exhausted their individual accrued sick leave as a result of a serious
extended illness or incapacitating accident.

B. Contributions must be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from July 1 until the bank
reaches nine hundred and sixty (960) hours. In order to join, contributions of one regularly
scheduled day may be made by new hires within 90 days of their date of hire. Employ ces
who have not previously contributed may do so during an annual open enrollment period to
be determined by the Union. Contributions may also be made when a call for replenishment
is made up to a maximum of ten (10) days per employee or call. Any employ ce retiring,
resigning or terminating cannot contribute their balance of sick leave time. All contributions
shall be voluntary .

C. A call for replenishment shall be made at any point in time when the balance of days in the
bank falls below nine hundred and sixty (960) hours.

D. The operation of the bank and withdrawals from it shall be governed by a committee of two
(2) members selected by the union and two (2) members selected by the Library Director.
The rules and operating procedures to administer the bank are contained in Appendix C.
Any changes to the operational rules shall be approved by the Board and the Union. In
considering requests for withdrawal from the bank, the committee may require
substantiating medical documents, and in all cases, the decision(s) rendered by the
committee shall be final and binding. A decision to grant benefits under this article must be
unanimous. No decision of the committee shall be subject to the grievance procedure.

E. A participating member may withdraw sick days from the bank only after 1) exhausting

his/her accrued sick leave; and 2) receiving the approval of the committee. Withdrawals
shall be retroactive to the first working day following the exhaustion of accrued sick leave.

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Article 15
Unpaid Leave

A request for a leave of absence without pay must be submitted in writing to the Library Director.
Leaves up to one month may be granted by the Library Director; all leaves requested exceeding one
month, accompanied by the recommendation of the Library Director, must be submitted for
approval to the Board.

The Board, uponthe recommendation of the Library Director, and in its sole discretion, may grant a
maximum of ene—-yearsix months leave of absence without pay for personal reasons to any
emp loy ee.

During an unpaid leave of absence, the Board shall continue to pay its portion of health, dental and
life insurance premiums for up to s&<-(6)4nexnths 120 days. Employees who are on such leave shall
continue to pay their portion of the premiums during that period, and thereafter shall pay one
hundred percent (100%) of the cost to continue coverage.

Payment of group insurance premiums during an unpaid leave of absence must be arranged in
advance with the Human Resource and Insurance Department of the City of Nashua.

Article 16
Family and Medical Leave Act

The Board shall approve leave in accordance with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave
Act of 1993; however, any such leave shall be taken on a paid leave basis pursuant to the provisions
of Article 14A of this Agreement first, with any remaining leave to be taken on an unpaid basis
pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of this Agreement. Family And Medical Leave Act leave
shall not exceed three (3) months in any twelve-month period.

Article 17
Jury Duty Pay
All employ ees covered under this agreement who are required to serve as a juror or are subpoenaed
for court appearances are granted leave with pay, less the compensation received for such service.
Article 18
Workers' Compensation

Workers' compensation shall be provided by the Board with coverage as specified in legislation of
the State of New Hamp shire.

In the event an employ ee is injured on the job and is collecting workers' compensation, the Board
agrees to:

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1. continue to accumulate all benefits during the period in which the employ ce is out
on Workers' Compensation, up to six (6) months from the date of injury .

An employ ce injured while on the job and absent because of such injury shall be paid by the Board
for the full day which the injury occurred.

Article 19
Tuition Reimbursement

Required Programs:

The Board will grant employ ces time with pay to attend job related seminars, workshops, courses
and conferences that it requires an employ ee to attend.

The Board will reimburse at 100% the cost of tuition and or fees of said required job related
seminars, workshops, courses and conferences plus any other directly related costs such as travel,
lodging, meals, or other necessary expenses that are incurred.

Requested by Employee:

The Board may , at its discretion, grant time with pay to attend job related seminars, workshops,
courses, and conferences that an employee wishes to attend. Upon request by the employ ce, the
Board may, at its discretion, pay any or all of the following: tuition and/or fees, travel, lodging,
meals or any other necessary expense.

Any such seminars, workshops, courses and conferences shall be approved in writing in advance by
the Library Director or designee, in his/her discretion, and subject to available funding, as may be
determined by the Library Director.

Degree Program:

The Board encourages all employees to pursue a degree at an accredited college/university
approved by the Board when said degree is a requirement or is relevant for job advancement. The
Board shall budget a sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year of this agreement for
degree program reimbursement.

If the Board so determines, reimbursement is as follows:

Up to fifty percent (50%) of tuition costs will be reimbursed subject to availability of funds and
number of employees requesting reimbursement. An employee shall be eligible for no more than
$1,500 per contract year in reimbursements, unless unencumbered funds remain as of June |, in
which case_an employee may reapply for up to an additional $1,500. Outside grants and
scholarship s covering less than fifty percent (50%) of tuition shall not be considered.

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Students enrolled in a degree program must achieve a "B" or better in a graduate level course to be
reimbursed, a "B-" or better in an undergraduate course.

Full-time employees actively pursuing an approved Master's degree on a more than occasional
course basis, as determined by the Library Director, shall be granted up to five hours off with pay
each week for class attendance and prep aration.

Full-time employees actively pursuing an approved Bachelor's degree program on a more than
occasional course basis, as determined by the Library Director, may be allowed flexible work
schedules for class attendance and preparation when classes conflict with the employee's work
schedule, in the discretion of the Library Director or designee.

Reimbursement for degree program courses shall be on a first come first served basis and subject to
available funding as determined by the Library Director from time to time. In order to be eligible
for reimbursement, it must be requested in advance of registration for the course. In the event the
Director determines that there is not enough funding available to reimburse all employees
requesting tuition reimbursement, preference shall be given to full-time employees currently
pursuing an approved Master’s Degree on a continuous basis, and the first come first serve shall
apply to the date the emp loy ee first applied and was accepted into the degree p rogram.

In order to be eligible for reimbursement, employ ees must have been employ ed by the Library for a
minimum of one (1) y ear.

Article 20
Long Term Disability (LTD)

Full-time emp loy ees covered by this agreement who have been employ ed by the Library Sy stem for
three (3) years of an uninterrupted basis, except by reason of lay off, on the job injury or approved
leave of absence, shall be covered for long term disability under the City of Nashua's program of
insurance, subject to such eligibility requirements and other terms and conditions as the City may
establish. Employees are encouraged to maintain adequate sick time balances to cover the
elimination period for the long term disability benefit in order to avoid the risk of having to request
unp aid leave.

Article 21
Health Insurance

Except as otherwise provided in this Article 21, the Board shall provide, upon request of a member

of the bargaining unit, the premium for an individual, two-person or family plan, of one but not

more, of the following, if available, or a comparable plan if the following plan(s) are not available:
(a) Point of Service Plan (POS);

(b) Health M aintenance Organization (HMO);

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| (c) High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HDHP w/HSA)

| (ed) The city may make additional plans available to members with benefit levels and
premium cost sharing determined by the city in its sole discretion.

| The option of the health care plan is at the sole discretion of the eCity. It is agreed by all parties
concermed that the City reserves and shall have the right to change insurance carriers provided the
benefits to participants are comparable and the City elects the least expensive plan available to
provide such benefits.

Should the City determine that it is in the best interests of the City to offer a "comparable" plan to
either option "a" or"b", it shall provide at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice
to the Union and documentation of the cost to members and the benefits that will be provided under
the comparable plan. Should the Union determine that the proposed plan is not comparable, the
grievance shall not be subject to the grievance procedure (Article 12), and shall be submitted
directly for arbitration no later than thirty (30) days after the Union is notified of the proposed
change to the comparable plan. The grievance shall be heard in an expedited manner. The decision
of the arbitrator shall be binding on both parties.

For the duration of this Agreement, either party to the Agreement may request that a joint
labor/management committee be convened to consider the performance of the aforementioned plans
and any changes thereto.

Comparable Plan Definition: for the purposes of this Article, a comparable plan means one that
offers the same ty pe of benefits, but benefits do not have to be exactly the same. In addition, the
plan must provide reasonable access to health services and phy sicians, including specialists and
hospitals.

| City Contributions and Employee Enrollment:

The City shall contribute 70% of the POS premium ef

Eftcses hak Lot tee cieblomenbes iT
option-tayand 80% of the HMO and HDHP w/HSA premiumefeptientb}—Ad plans-offered bythe

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