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Seasonal Employees A third change to the proposed union contract involves the adding of language that allows the City to hire four temporary maintenance workers that are eligible to work 180 days in a calendar year. At this time, the City is limited to the guidelines set forth by the Minnesota Public Employees Labor Relations Act which allows seasonal employees to work either 67 or 100 days based upon their age and whether or not they are enrolled in an accredited college or university. The following is an overview of the new language that is being proposed in the 2009 contract. ARTICLE XXXIV- SEASONAL EMPLOYEES 34.1 Effective 1/1/09, the following temporary maintenance worker positions will be covered under this Article: 1. Two Public Works Maintenance Workers (April to September); 2. One Parks Maintenance Worker/Parks Rover (May to October); 3. One Forestry Maintenance Worker (May to October). 34.2 EMPLOYER is allowed to hire four (4) temporary maintenance workers that are allowed to work a maximum of 180 days in a calendar year in either a full-time or part-time capacity. Temporary employees that are scheduled to work 180 days in a calendar year will be subject to paying union dues. Temporary employees will be assigned to one department for the duration of their 180 day work schedule. If the employer deems the services of a temporary worker to be unnecessary, the City will release that individual from employment with the City. 34.3 EMPLOYER may hire seasonal workers that are allowed to work no more than 67 working days. Per Minnesota Statute 179A.03 Subd .14(t), seasonal employees that are under the age of 22 and are currently enrolled in a nonprofit or public educational institution prior to being hired by the employer and have indicated that they will be enrolled at an education institution for the next academic year or term are eligible to work 100 working days in a calendar year. 34.4 All overtime hours will be offered to full-time employees prior to offering such work to a seasonal/temporary employee. 34.5 Seasonal and temporary employees will be paid as determined by the EMPLOYER and will not be eligible for any benefits provided under the terms of the master labor agreement. 34.6 All newly hired or rehired seasonal/temporary employees will serve a probationary period of one year. At any time during the probationary period, a newly hired or rehired seasonal/temporary employee may be terminated at the sole discretion of the EMPLOYER. 34.7 This Section shall sunset on December 31, 2009. I:\COUNCIL\REPORTS\2004\Admin\Local 320 Maintcmucc Workers Contractdoc