granted request. Employees who are on such leave shall continue to pay their
portion of the premiums during that period and thereafter shall pay 100% of the
cost to continue coverage.
D. Leaves of absence shall not exceed ninety (90) days for any single
request. Employees may submit consecutive or non-consecutive requests for leaves
of absence not to exceed the ninety (90) day cap for any single request.
Article 25 - LONGEVITY BONUS PAY
A. — Regular full-time employees who have been employed by the City for
seven Or more years, on an uninterrupted basis except by reason of lay-off or
approved leave of absence, will recetve a longevity payment during the last pay
period in November, for the current calendar year, based on their length of service
as of November 22nd, as follows:
7 to 9 years of service -------------------------------- $200.00
10 to 16 years of service ------------------ one week’s base pay
17+ years of service --------- one and one half week's base pay
B. — Longevity bonus pay to regular part-time employees who work 25 or
more hours per week and who have seven or more years of service as in A above,
shall be determined by the average number of weekly hours worked during the
preceding year in proportion to the weekly hours of regular full-ttme employees.
C. An employee eligible to receive longevity pay, who voluntarily
terminates his/her employment or is dismissed for just cause prior to November 22
of any year, shall forfeit his/her right to entitlement to all or any portion of
longevity pay to which he/she would otherwise be entitled.
D. | Employees hired after July 1, 2005 shall not be eligible for Longevity
Bonus.
Article 26 - CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
A. The City will give an initial issue to each new employee of three sets
of work clothing (pants, shirts and jackets).
B. For eachyear of this agreement, employees who have completed their
probationary period will be authorized the following amounts to be used to
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