Employee Manual 2025 - Flipbook - Page 33
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Total hours (including PTO and regular) in a given pay period cannot exceed 29 hours for
Part-time and 35 hours for 3/4-time employees. There are exceptions to this rule due to
office coverage issues, elections, Board of Review, tax season, etc.
Part-time Employees cannot utilize PTO and work overtime in the same day.
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100 hours will be allowed to be carried over every fiscal year. Any hours above 40 hours
not used by June 30 will be lost.
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Any part- or 3/4-time employee that resigns or is terminated will not be compensated for
any unused PTO.
Payout Option:
When a vacation payout is offered, employees may elect to have that payout put into their HCSP or
City sponsored retirement account. Further, the sick time payout may also be placed into their
HCSP or City sponsored retirement account. Bargaining units may also participate if negotiated.
Vacation Buy Back Program:
The Vacation Buy Back Program is to be offered at the sole discretion of the city manager
and is not to be understood as an annual occurrence. The hour sum of vacation time
accumulated by a date certain can be exchanged for monetary compensation, to be paid
out on the next pay period. Compensation will equal the sum of work hours calculated
from the unused vacation time paid out according to the employee’s normal hourly rate of
pay. The maximum number of hours eligible for exchange in a given year will be set at the
time of the program offering.
Water Distribution License:
All employees maintaining the State of Michigan Water Distribution License shall receive a once per
year bonus in the flat rate amount listed below. The bonus will be paid out during the second pay
period in July each year. The City will only pay for the cost to take each successive level of water
license test twice, after which the employee will be required to pay for each subsequent attempt.
• S-4 Certification: $500
• S-3 Certification: $800
• S-2 Certification: $1,500
• S-1 Certification: $1,850
This bonus is at the discretion of the City and can be changed/discontinued at any time.
Certified Playground Safety Inspector:
Employees earning or maintaining a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certification from
the National Recreation and Parks Association shall receive a once-a-year bonus in the flat rate of
$500 per year. The bonus will be paid out during the second pay period in July each year. The City
will only pay for the cost to take the license test twice, after which the employee will be required to
pay for each subsequent attempt. This bonus is at the discretion of the City and can be
changed/discontinued at any time.
Notary Public
City of Plymouth Employee manual - Page 33 – May 2025
