23-122 Approving Earned Sick and Safe Time Policy and Personnel Policy/Employee Handbook UpdatesCITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 23-122
A RESOLUTION APPROVING EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME POLICY AND
PERSONNEL POLICY/EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK UPDATES
WHEREAS, it has been a busy legislative season with many changes in public employee
personnel policies; and
WHEREAS, the city provides an employee personnel policy/employee handbook to all city
employees; and
WHEREAS, the city is required to comply with new laws as it relates to city employees; and
WHEREAS, the following changes and updates to the Shorewood Personnel Policy are being
proposed relating to the new Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law taking effect January 1,
2024:
• 1.04 Scope of the Handbook — add casual part-time employee section;
• 1.05 Employee Classification and Hours of Work — add sick leave pay to seasonal and
temporary employee classifications and add casual classification;
• 8.03 Sick Leave — add Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) to title and seasonal, temporary
and casual employees, ESST leave accrual, notice of leave section and documentation to
the section; and
• 8.04 Replace Sick Spouse/Partner/Parent Child Leave and Safety Leave with new ESST
leave eligible uses, definition of family and retaliation section.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood that the City
of Shorewood Personnel Policy updates are approved.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood this 27th day of November 2023.
ATTEST: Je fifer L adie, Mayor
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Sandie Thone, City Clerk