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City revises short‑term disability rules; manager sets 12‑month eligibility, 80‑hour elimination and sick‑balance floor
Summary
Human resources proposed changes to short‑term disability: 12‑month/1,250‑hour eligibility, an 80‑hour elimination period, exhaustion of sick leave down to 96 hours before benefit begins, and firm 24‑week personal/12‑week family caps; staff said the changes respond to rising usage and budgetary impact.
Tansy, the city manager, framed the presentation as a difficult but necessary set of administrative changes to balance employee support and fiscal stewardship.
Tricia Hinton Potter, the human resources director, presented recommended updates to Administrative Directive 2‑46 (short‑term disability). She reviewed the policy history: prior to 2023 Thornton offered 60 percent wage replacement up to 24 weeks for personal events after a one‑year eligibility and a 15‑day elimination period. In 2023 the city replaced that program with a more generous policy: 90 percent wage replacement for the first 12 weeks (personal) and 90 percent for family events (12 weeks), no elimination period and a six‑month eligibility window.
Tricia told council the change…
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