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Michigan City parks board adopts citywide handbook changes, approves holiday and sick‑leave updates
Summary
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board approved multiple personnel-policy changes on Jan. 7 that align park staff benefits with a new citywide employee handbook, including three personal days, altered holiday scheduling and a revised sick‑leave sell‑back process.
Melissa Henderson, the city’s director of human resources, told the Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board on Jan. 7 that the city is preparing one employee handbook to make benefits uniform across departments and to address morale concerns stemming from different policies for parks staff.
Henderson said the handbook committee added birth and placement leave, created three separate personal days and adjusted sick‑leave administration so employees still receive 12 sick days but with clarified rules for use. On health insurance, she said medical, dental and vision eligibility will move from 90 days to 30 days of employment and…
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