23.40.010 General.
(a) All full-time or part-time employees in the classified or department head service are entitled to the following benefits as specified in this chapter, except as follows:
(1) Part-time employees regularly scheduled to work less than fifteen (15) hours per week are ineligible for benefits, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter.
(2) Part-time employees regularly scheduled to work (15) hours or more per week but less than twenty-five (25) hours per week are eligible for benefits on a proportional basis, except for medical and hospital insurance, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter.
(3) Temporary employees are ineligible for benefits.
(4) Program or project employees or employees in designated categories that are ineligible to participate in the State Public Employees’ Retirement System are eligible for benefits on a proportional basis, except for participation in the State Public Employees’ Retirement System.
(b) A participant working under the State of Alaska’s Mature Alaskans Seeking Skills Training (MASST) program is not an employee of the City and is ineligible for benefits. The hourly training wage paid a MASST participant is set by the State of Alaska, but not less than minimum wage.
(c) Seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the State Public Employees’ Retirement System.
(Ords. 336, 537, 1347-89, 2080-2005, 2991-2017, 3018-2018, 3275-2022)