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(30)hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such <br /> employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, <br /> conditions and limitations of each benefit program.However,solely for purposes of <br /> qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and <br /> Affordable Care Act(the Act)as amended,the definition of full time employee shall <br /> be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be <br /> construed to be in conflict with the Act. <br /> (b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not <br /> assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for <br /> health care benefits under the Act,but who do not meet the City's definition of full- <br /> time employee under subpart(a)of this Section,and who are scheduled to work less <br /> than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule,not to equal or exceed one thousand <br /> five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated <br /> benefits (such as worker's compensation, social security benefits, and for some, <br /> health care under the Act),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs with <br /> the exception of the positions listed below: <br /> All Attorneys employed in the City's Legal Department in part-time positions as well <br /> as all elected Council members and the Senior Advisor to the Mayor,are eligible for <br /> participation in all of the Employer's Benefit Programs. <br /> Section IV. City's Employee Handbook Availability <br /> Two(2)copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public <br /> inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 4th Floor of the County-City <br /> Building, South Bend, Indiana. <br /> Section v. Effective Date <br /> This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council <br /> and approved by the Mayor. <br /> Tim Scott, Council President <br /> South Bend Common Council <br /> Attest: <br /> Kareemah N. Fowler,City Clerk <br /> Office of the City Clerk <br />