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sick leave. If there is no accrued sick time available, the employee may elect to take an accrued
vacation day. If there is no accrued vacation time available, the employee is not eligible for a
personal day.

D. In the first year of employment, employees hired after July 1° are entitled to two (2) personal days
(not deducted from sick) and one (1) personal day (deducted from sick) and those hired on between
October 1° and December 31*' are entitled to one (1) personal day (not deducted from sick).

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D.

Leave Periods: Employees with one (1) or more years of continuous service may be granted a
leave up to one year. An employee with less than one year may be granted a leave up to thirty
(30) days.

Health, Dental & Life Insurances: The City will continue to pay its share of health and dental
insurances for an employee who is on an approved leave of absence. The City will continue to pay
its share of health and dental insurances up to six (6) months for an employee who is on an
approved unpaid leave of absence.

Disputes: Disputes concerning Bereavement Leave shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure through
STEP 4 (Chief's level), at which point, the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.

ARTICLE 19: LEAVES OF ABSENCE

MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE:

1, Who had a long-term intimate relationship with an employee,
2. Who was living in the same household as the employee at the time of death, and

3. With whom the employee had an intent to remain in a long-term relationship.

1. At the start of every new year, the sick leave accrual balance will be brought back to the
employee's maximum accrual amount as outlined under this Article. Beginning in January of
every year, employees will be able to again accrue sick days as ouilined in this Article over and
above their cap during the applicable calendar year, and the process will begin again.

2. Said accrued sick leave days over the specified cap shall at no time be allowed to carry into
the ensuing calendar year.

D, Payment on Death, Retirement, or Resignation (after 15 years of service for resignations):

Employees Hired Prior to 9/16/03:
© Anemployee will receive 100% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance; however, the

total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to the beneficiary in case of
death.}

Employees hired on or after 9/16/03:

® An employee will receive 20% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance; however, the
total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to the beneficiary in case of death.)

LONG TERM DISABILITY (LTD)

Employees who are covered by this Agreement may be eligible for Long-Term Disability under the City’s
Long-Term Disability Plan in accordance with the provisions thereof as the same may be amended from
time to time. There shall be no cost to the employee for this benefit.

SHORT TERM DISABILITY

The City of Nashua will offer Short Term Disability coverage to all employees covered under this CBA.
Participation in this program will be completely optional and funded entirely at the employee’s expense.

CITY CONTRIBUTIONS:

A. For eligible members, effective upon signing of this agreement and thereafter the City shall
contribute 80% of the premium of option (a). All plans offered by the City under option (a) Health
Maintenance Organizations (HMO), shall have the following minimum co-pays:

a) Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per medical visit;
b) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per emergency room visit;

c) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per person, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per two-
person/Family Inpatient/Outpatient Facility Deductible;

ARTICLE 16: INSURANCES & LONG &SHORT-TERM DISABILITY
MEDICAL & HEALTH INSURANCE

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

B. Part-Time Employees: The cost for health insurance for part-time employees is pro-rated.

FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:

After completing the first thirty (30) calendar days of employment, full-time employees will receive a normal
day's pay at their regular straight time rate for the above holidays. The 30-day period is waived for new
employees who were previously employed full-time by the City for a period longer than 30 days and
transferred to the Department without any break in service.

PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: