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Reconciliation Act) can participate at the same premium rate as active Employees until age 65. The City will not contribute any money towards these benefits. Coverages and levels of benefits provided to retirees under age 65 and their dependents must be identical to that provided for active Employees and their dependents. Retirees age 65 and over may stay in the group indefinitely, but premium rates do not have to be pooled with the active Employee rates and retiree coverage does not have to be identical to active coverage. The retiree must pay the entire premium. Spouse and/or dependent coverage can be continued after retirement only if the Employee carried dependent coverage prior to retirement. Employees are not required to continue spouse and/or dependent coverage after retirement. 9.08 Eligibility: 9.081 Medical and Dental Insurance: To be eligible for the full dollar Employer contribution for single insurance, an Employee must be regularly employed at least 1560 hours per year. ARTICLE 10 LEAVES OF ABSENCE 10.01 Sick Leave: 10.011 Accrual - 12 -Month Employees: Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all probationary and regular Employees at the rate of one (1), eight (8) hour working day for each calendar month of full-time service. For this purpose, one (1) calendar month shall be any month in which an Employee is paid for twelve (12) or more working days (ninety-six [96] working hours). Regular part-time employees over 20 hours per week receive a prorated accrual based on hours worked relative to full-time hours worked. Seasonal/temporary Employees are not eligible for sick leave accrual benefits. Employees will not be allowed to accrue more than 960 hours (120 days) of sick leave. Once an Employee accrues 960 hours they will not accrue additional time unless the number of hours drops below 960. 10.012 Reporting: Each Employee shall be informed of their unused accrued sick leave on their paycheck. 10.013 Application: Sick leave shall be deducted from the accrued sick leave days earned by an Employee. If a holiday falls within the time an Employee is on paid sick leave, that day shall not be counted against accumulated sick leave. Sick leave pay shall be approved only upon submission of a request form. Such form shall be readily available at each Employee location. 10.014 Death of Employee's or Spouse's Family: All full-time regular Employees will be allowed up to 3 days paid funeral leave, if requested. This applies for the death of any immediate family, meaning: mother, father, spouse, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, step -child, siblings, in-laws, and grandparents and grandchild. This time will not be deducted from any accruals of the Employee. 10.015 Sick Leave of Employee's or Spouse's Family and Illness: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 181.9413, eligible Employees may use up to 160 hours of sick leave in any 12 -month calendar period for absences due to an illness or injury to the Employee's adult child, spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, stepparent, parent -in-laws (mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law) and grandchildren (biological, adopted or foster grandchildren). This leave is inclusive of, not in addition to, the FMLA leave described in section 10.06. 6 196142v2