Board Of Aldermen

ARTICLE 19
EMERGENCY LEAVE

A. With prior approval, and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or Hie—_ designee,
Emergency Leave shall be granted to full-time and part-time employees and shall be
charged first against the employee's accumulated sick leave and then against the
employee's accumulated vacation leave.

B. An employee may be granted an extension of up to two (2) weeks of Emergency Leave
at the sole discretion of the Chief of Police.

D. The Sick Leave Bank Article or the procedures and standards established by the Sick
Leave Bank Committee shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

ARTICLE 18
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Definitions: For the purposes of this Article:

A. The term "bereavement leave" means "a leave of absence granted to an employee upon
a death occurring in the employee's Immediate Family."

A. Full-Time Employees: A maximum of 960 accrued sick hours (120 days) may be paid
only after a full-time employee has voluntarily terminated employment and completed
twenty (20) years of service with the Department or within the New Hampshire
Retirement System as required by State Statutes. Payment of such sick hours (120
days) shall be made to the employee's estate if death occurs while employed by the
Department.

B. Part-Time Employees: This article does not apply to part-time employees.

Loss of Sick Davs:

LIFE INSURANCE

The Commission shall ensure through the City of Nashua that 100% of the premium is paid for a
life insurance policy upon the life of each full-time and part-time employee to a maximum benefit
equal to that employee's annual base salary. The right to select and change the beneficiary shall
be retained by the employee.

DENTAL INSURANCE

eligibility date mav subsequently only do so during the annual open enrallment period or fallowina
a “qualifying event”.

The option of the health care plan is at the sole discretion of the Citv. It is agreed bv all parties
concerned that the City reserves and shail have the right to chanae_ insurance carriers provided
the benefits to participants are comparable and the Citv elects the least expensive pian available
to provide such benefits.

Should the Citv determine that it is in the best interests of the City to offer a “comparable” plan to

Effective July 1, 2023 (FY2024):

A_Minimum Hours Restrict: Health insurance is offered to all full-time emplovees or
reqular part-time emplovees, who work a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week.

B. Part-Time Emplovees: The cost _for health insurance for part-time emplovees is pro-
rated.

to participants are comparable and the City elects the least expensive plan available to provide
such benefits.

A member must receive at or above the 80'" or 90" percentile for each test. The scores will NOT
be averaged.

A_member will complete and submit a Nashua Police Department Reauest For Leave form

through their normal chain of command. to request to use an attained Wellness Dav Off as
thev would for any other approved day off.

Stipulations:

® An emplovee cannot use a "Wellness Day" for the following holidays: New Year's

Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time Employees (who work 34 hours a week), are eligible for a
uniform allowance of $350 per fiscal year. The clothing allowance shall be used only to purchase
the uniform as outlined under the Rules & Regulations Manual for the technical or specialty
position or as approved by the Chief of Police.

Any balance, up to $250.00, of the uniform allowance which has not been expended by the end of
the fiscal year, shall be paid to the employee.

ARTICLE 15A
WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE

ARTICLE 13
LONGEVITY

Full-Time Employees:

A. Full-Time employees who have been employed by the Department on an uninterrupted
basis, except by reason of layoff or approved leave of absence, shall receive a longevity
payment in one lump sum the week following the employee's anniversary date as follows: