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 rembursement, tt 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 employee first applied and was accepted into the degree program.
In order to be eligible for rembursement, employees must have been employed by the Library for a
minimum of one (1) year.
Article 20
Long Term Disability (LTD)
Full-time employees covered by this agreement who have been employed by the Library System for
three (3) years of an uninterrupted basis, except by reason of layoff, 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
unpaid leave.
Article 21
Health Ins urance
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 Maintenance Organization (HMO);
(c) High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HDHP w/HSA)
(d) 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 City. It is agreed by all parties
concerned that the City reserves and shall have the right to change insurance carriers provided the
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