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10.016 Donation of Sick Leave: With the express written approval of the City Administrator, City Employees having accrued sick leave will be allowed to donate a portion of such accrued sick leave to fellow Employees experiencing a major life threatening disease or condition suffered by the Employee, their spouse, or minor children. A major life threatening disease or condition shall include, but not necessarily be limited to heart attack, stroke, organ transplant, or life threatening illness or condition as defined by a physician's diagnosis A donation of sick leave from one Employee to another shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 10.0161 An Employee is only eligible to receive donated sick leave for time lost from work due to a major life threatening disease or condition as described above, equal to the number of hours of time, not compensated by sick leave, vacation leave, or compensatory time, which the Employee would lose from his or her job due to the major life threatening disease or condition. 10.0162 An Employee will be eligible to receive donated sick leave only after the Employee's accrued sick leave, compensatory time, and vacation have been used by the Employee. 10.0163 No Employee will be allowed to receive more than twenty (20) days of donated sick leave for any single major life threatening disease or condition without the additional express approval of the City Administrator. 10.0164 An Employee may donate no more than sixteen (16) hours per calendar year to a single fellow Employee. This shall not be construed to prohibit donating sixteen (16) hours each per year to additional fellow Employees. 10.0165 A written request to donate sick leave must be made to the City Administrator on forms designated by the City for that purpose. 10.0166 The City Administrator shall have the right to deny use of donated sick leave or limit its use as shall be determined necessary and in the best interest of the City of Orono. 10.017 Bone Marrow or Organ Donation: A paid medical leave of absence of up to 40 hours may be granted to qualifying Employees per Minnesota Statues 181.945 for the purposes of undergoing a medical procedure to donate bone marrow or an organ. A physician's statement is required, verifying the purpose and length of leave requested. If there is a medical determination that the Employee does not qualify to donate bone marrow or an organ, the paid leave prior to that medical determination is not forfeited. 10.018 Severance Pay: Employees leaving the City in good standing by either retirement or resignation will receive 100% of their accrued vacation leave. Each Employee with at least three (3) years but less than twelve (12) years, of full time service will receive, upon termination of employment in good standing, one-third (1/3) of the Employee's accumulated sick leave as severance pay. Each Employee with twelve (12) years or more of service will receive, upon termination of employment in good standing, one-half (1/2) of the Employee's accumulated sick leave as severance pay. Applicable taxes will be withheld from the payments. Pay will be computed at the compensation level effective at the time of retirement or resignation. 10.019 Healthcare Savings Plan: Employees are eligible to participate in the Minnesota Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan (HCSP) established under Minn. Stat. § 352.98 and as outlined in the Minnesota State Retirement System's Trust and Plan Documents. All funds collected by the Employer on the behalf of the employee will be deposited into the Employee's post -employment health care savings plan account. Contributions to the Post Employment Health Care Savings Plan shall be made as follows: 7 196142v2