Administrative Support Staff Agreement - Forest Hills Public Schools

C. To be eligible for retirement, an employee must have ten (10) years of service with the
Forest Hills Public Schools (and/or other public schools in Michigan). The ten (10)
years of service are based on six (6) hours per day or 1,020 hours per school year
which equals a full year. Further explanation of the retirement plan can be found in
your booklet, “An Introduction to Your Retirement Plan”, or contact the Payroll Office.
ARTICLE XII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Only the Superintendent or the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources may
issue policies concerning wages, hours and working conditions, which are binding on
the Board and then only if in writing and signed by the issuer.
B. Board payment for insurance protection shall terminate when the employee is
terminated, laid off, on workers’ compensation, or when the employee is on a leave of
absence without pay, and not eligible to be covered by FMLA leave.
C. Notwithstanding the provision of this Article, the terms of any contract or policy issued
by an insurance company shall be controlling as in all matters concerning benefits,
eligibility and termination of coverage and other such matters.
D. The Board, by payment of the premium required to provide the coverage set forth
herein, shall be relieved from all liability with respect to the benefits provided by the
insurance company. Failure by the carrier to provide any of the benefits for which it
has been contracted, for any reason, shall not result in any liability to the Board, nor
shall such failure be considered a breach of any obligation of the Board.
E. CONCLUSION
Prior to revisions, additions or changes in any section of the Administrative Support
Staff Agreement, relating to employee benefits or working conditions, the change is to
be presented, in writing, to the non-affiliated administrative support staff operating by
the guidelines of the Agreement for approval.
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