Employee Wellness Program

Full-time employees may participate three (3) days per week in a workout program during their one-hour or one-half hour lunch break, as long as each individual’s Department Director approves it, with ½ hour added to lunch break each day. The Recreation Center is available for these activities. Guidelines for this program are as follows:

1. All full-time employees may participate, subject to Department Director approval.

2. Employees may use any three (3) of the five (5) or two (2) of four (4) work days to work out.

3. Employees who work 10-hour days cannot work out on an overtime day.

4. By lunch, it is not meant that everyone must go between 12 Noon and 1:00 P.M. An employee may go earlier or later as approved by the Department Director.

5. The employee cannot report late for work because of such workout or exercise, or leave one-half (1/2) hour before the scheduled day ends in order to work out.

6. The one-half (1/2) hour three times per week is given to employees to workout, eat lunch, and shower following the exercise.

7. If an employee elects not to use the Recreation Facilities, but chooses to walk, roller blade, run, etc., during their lunch break, the employee may use the program as stated above.

8. An employee may group walk or walk individually.

9. Other reporting requirements may be developed, and will become applicable to employees in the manner and at the time noted.

It is the policy of the City of Sanibel to reimburse a full-time employee and his or her spouse covered under the City health insurance for the co-payments made to physicians in order to obtain an annual mammogram, a prostate blood screening and any other cancer screening. Employees covered under the City’s health insurance will also be reimbursed for the co-payment made to obtain an annual physical examination. Employees may receive the reimbursement by submitting a receipt for payment to Payroll.