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Section 11. Performance Evaluations. Employees shall be given the opportunity to sign the
performance evaluation, but such signing does not indicate acceptance or rejection of the
evaluation. The employee shall receive a copy of the performance evaluation at the time he/she
signs it. Performance evaluations shall not be signed or presented by another employee covered
by this Agreement. If the Appointing Authority adds comments to the performance evaluation after
the evaluation has been signed by the employee, the Appointing Authority shall notify the
employee of the change. The employee shall have twenty (20) calendar days from the date of the
receipt of the finalized appraisal to file a written response in the employee's personnel file.
Pursuant to Minnesota Management & Budget Administrative Procedure No. 20, an employee may
appeal his/her performance rating to the Appointing Authority within thirty (30) calendar days of the
official date of rating. The decision of the Appointing Authority is final. At the employee's request a
Union Representative may be present during the appeal meeting(s).
Upon request, an employee is entitled to a copy of his/her current position description. Upon
request of a local union, an Appointing Authority shall develop an internal appeal system to review
disputes regarding the accuracy of position descriptions. The Appointing Authority shall meet and
confer with the local union prior to implementation of the appeal system. Such position
descriptions shall not be grievable.
Section 12. Health and Dental Premium Accounts. The Employer agrees to provide eligible
employees with the option to pay for the employee portion of health and dental premiums on a
pretax basis as permitted by law or regulation.
Section 13. Medical/Dental Expense Account. The Employer agrees to allow insurance eligible
employees to participate in a medical and dental expense reimbursement program to cover copayments,
deductibles and other medical and dental expenses or expenses for services not
covered by health or dental insurance on a pre-tax basis as permitted by law or regulation, up to
the maximum amount of salary reduction contributions allowed per calendar year under Section
125 of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal law.
Section 14. Dependent Care Expense Account. The Employer agrees to provide insurance
eligible employees with the option to participate in a dependent care reimbursement program for
work-related dependent care expenses on a pretax basis as permitted by law or regulation.
Section 15. Deferred Compensation. The Employer agrees to provide employees covered by
this Agreement with a state-paid contribution to the deferred compensation program under M.S.
352.96. The state-paid contribution shall be in an amount matching the employee’s contribution on
a dollar for dollar basis not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175) per employee in
each fiscal year of the Agreement.
An employee may choose to convert some or all of his/her compensatory time bank one time
during each fiscal year at a time of their choosing using the employee self-service system so long
as the total hours converted in a fiscal year do not exceed forty (40).
ARTICLE 19 - INSURANCE
Section 1. State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP). During the life of this
Agreement, the Employer agrees to offer a Group Insurance Program that includes health, dental,
life, and disability coverages equivalent to existing coverages, subject to the provisions of this
Article.
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