INCENTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. As a sick leave non-use incentive, the City will contribute, at the applicable rate of pay as of the first pay period following the beginning of a calendar year, a contribution equal to 72 hours of pay for any eligible shift employee (54 hours for a 40-hour employee) who does not use any sick leave during the previous calendar year, a contribution equal to 48 hours of pay for any eligible shift employee (36 hours for a 40-hour employee) who used one (1) day (24-hour day for a shift employee or 8-hour day for a 40-hour employee) or less of sick leave use during the previous calendar year, and a contribution equal to 24 hours of pay for any eligible shift employee (18 hours for a 40-hour employee) who used more than one (1) but not more than two (2) days of sick leave (24-hour days for a shift employee or 8-hour days for a 40-hour employee) during the previous calendar year. For purposes of this Section, a one-day bereavement period shall not count as sick leave use and, for 40-hour personnel only, up to four (4) hours of released time for routine doctor and dental appointments do not count as sick leave use. In order to be eligible for such incentive contributions, the employee must have at least thirty (30) days of sick leave in his sick leave bank.
INCENTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to other contributions provided for under the Plan, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, select one or more Eligible Employees to receive an Incentive Contribution to his or her Account on such terms as the Employer shall specify at the time it makes the contribution. For example, the Employer may contribute an amount to a Participant's Account and condition the payment of that amount and accrued earnings thereon upon the Participant remaining employed by the Employer for an additional specified period of time. The terms specified by the Employer shall supersede any other provision of this Plan as regards Incentive Contributions and earnings with respect thereto, provided that if the Employer does not specify a method of distribution, the Incentive Contribution shall be distributed in a manner consistent with the election last made by the particular Participant prior to the year in which the Incentive Contribution is made. The Employer, in its discretion, may permit the Participant to designate a distribution schedule for a particular Incentive Contribution provided that such designation is made prior to the time that the Employer finally determines that the Participant will receive the Incentive Contribution.
INCENTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. The Company may, in its sole discretion, select one or more Eligible Employees to receive an Incentive Contribution to his or her Account on such terms as the Company shall specify at the time it makes the contribution. For example, the Company may contribute an amount to a Participant's Account and condition the payment of that amount and accrued earnings thereon upon the Participant remaining employed by the Company for an additional specified period of time. The terms specified by the Company shall supersede any other provision of this Plan as regards Incentive Contribution and earnings with respect thereto. The Company, in its discretion, may permit the Participant to designate a distribution schedule for a particular Incentive Contribution provided that such designation is made prior to the time that the Company finally determines that the Participant will receive the Incentive Contribution. 33 ARTICLE 5
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