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21788.2(45) <br />A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC GUIDELINES <br />REGARDING PRORATED BENEFITS FOR <br />QUALIFIED PART-TIME REGULAR POSITIONS <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono Administrative and Personnel <br />Policies do provide in Section 304, that part-time regular <br />positions scheduled at 20 or more hours per week are eligible for <br />benefits on a prorated basis. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following <br />represent the guidelines for accrual and use. <br />BENEFITS BENCHMARK DATE - The vacation accrued rate and severance <br />will be dependent on the number of years a person has been <br />earning benefits. The date therefore for determining such shall <br />be the date they initially began earning beneifts on a prorata <br />basis. Any subsequent period that they do not qualify for <br />benefits shall be subtracted from their time for earnings <br />purposes. <br />QUALIFICATION - In January and July of each year following the <br />initial earnings rates a review of the previous six months <br />average hours (including sick: leave, holiday and vacation hours) <br />will be conducted. If it varies outside the below listed <br />averages the accrual rates shall be adjusted appropriately for <br />the following six months. <br />ACCRUAL RATES - The rates for accrual are as follows: <br />VACATION - SICK LEAVE - HOLIDAYS <br />Under 20 hours - No accrual <br />20-24 <br />55% of standard <br />24-28 <br />65% <br />28-32 <br />75% <br />32-36 <br />85% <br />36-40 <br />95% <br />The vacation standard is the number of days accrual for that <br />particular number of years of service (see benefits benchmark <br />date) as outlined in the Personnel Rules Section 306; the holiday <br />standard is outlined in Section 307; the sick leave standard is <br />outlined in Section 308. <br />